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. 2022 Aug 23;17(8):e0273345. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273345

Table 4. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis results of depression in Bahir Dar city administration, northwest, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 423).

Variables Category Depression COR(95%C.I) AOR(95%C.I) P-values
Yes(n) No(n)
Marital status No spouse 145(71.8%) 57(28.2%) 3.08(2.05,4.62) 1.49(0.92,2.44) 0.108
Has spouse 100(45.2%) 121(54.8%) 1 1
Educational status 5-8th grade 176(67.7%) 84(32.3%) 5.79(3.14,10.69) 5.72(2.87,11.34) <0.001 *
9-12th grade 52(52.5%) 47(47.5%) 3.06(1.55,6.04) 3.44(1.59,7.41) 0.002 *
College and above 17(26.6%) 47(73.4%) 1 1
Occupational status Government employee 6(35.3%) 11(64.7%) 1 1
Merchant 52(49.5%) 53(50.5%) 1.79 (0.62, 5.22) 0.96(0.25,3.66) 0.949
Housewife 100(64.5%) 55(35.5%) 3.333(1.170,9.50) 1.33(0.35,5.04) 0.669
Retired 61(53.5%) 53(46.5%) 2.11(0.73, 6.09) 1.41(0.37,5.28) 0.612
Others** 26(81.3%) 6(18.8%) 7.94(2.09, 30.13) 1.71(0.34,8.63) 0.516
Monthly income <2004ETB 112(71.3%) 45(28.7%) 2.49(1.63,3.79) 1.89(1.16,3.07) 0.01 *
≥2004 ETB 133(50.0%) 133(50.0%) 1 1
Current living condition Alone 65(70.7%) 27(29.3%) 2.22(1.33, 3.69) 0.83(0.39,1.75) 0.634
Relative 40(64.5%) 22(35.5%) 1.67(0.94, 2.97) 0.46(0.21,1.03) 0.061
Family 140(52.0%) 129(48.0%) 1 1
Cognitive impairment Yes 140(78.7%) 38(21.3%) 4.91(3.16,7.62) 3.54(2.16,5.81) <0.001 *
No 105(42.9%) 140(57.1%) 1 1
History of chronic medical illness Yes 139(64.4%) 77(35.6%) 1.72(1.16,2.54) 1.17(0.74,1.86) 0.492
No 106(51.2%) 101(48.8%) 1 1
Medication currently in use Yes 130(65.7%) 68(34.3%) 1.83(1.23,2.71) 1.04(0.36,3.02) 0.943
No 115(51.1%) 115(51.1%) 1 1
Family history of mental illness Yes 29(85.3%) 5(14.7%) 4.64(1.76,12.25) 3.06(1.03,9.04) 0.043 *
No 216(55.5%) 173(44.5%) 1 1
Quality of life Poor quality 153(76.1%) 48(23.9%) 4.50(2.96,6.85) 2.78(1.74,4.46) <0.001 *
Good quality 92(41.4%) 130(58.6%) 1 1

*Statistically significant at P-value < 0.05, COR, Crude odds Ratio, AOR, Adjusted odds Ratio, 1 = reference category, Chi square = 8, Hosmer Lemeshow goodness-of-fit 0.42, degrees of freedom = 8 and,

** Farmer, Jobless.