Table 4.
The result of logistic regression for depression after controlling the effect of confounding factors among patients with breast cancer.
| Characteristics | Depression | COR | AOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | (95%CI) | (95%CI) | ||
| No | Yes | |||
| Age | ||||
| 19–35 | 35 (37.6) | 58 (62.3) | 1 | 1 |
| 36–48 | 42 (30.2) | 97 (69.8) | 1.4 (0.80, 2.42) | 1.25 (0.68, 2.31) |
| >49 | 61 (60.4) | 40 (39.6) | 0.39 (0.22, 0.71) | 0.48 (0.25, 0.90)* |
| Patient-family communication | ||||
| Good | 117 (45.4) | 141 (54.7) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 20 (27.1) | 54 (72.9) | 2.24 (1.27, 3.95) | 1.01 (0.52, 1.96) |
| Patient-provider communication | ||||
| Good | 109 (53.2) | 96 (46.8) | 1 | 1 |
| Poor | 29 (22.7) | 99 (77.5) | 3.88 (2.36, 6.36) | 3.36 (1.87, 6.02)** |
| Financial support | ||||
| Yes | 100 (52.4) | 91 (47.6) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 38 (26.8) | 104 (73.3) | 3.1 (1.88, 4.80) | 3.36 (1.95, 5.79)** |
| Quintile status | ||||
| Poor | 88 (49.4) | 90 (50.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Middle | 13 (23.6) | 42 (76.4) | 3.16 (1.58, 6.28) | 3.09 (1.44, 6.65)** |
| Rich | 37 (37) | 63 (63) | 1.66 (1.01, 2.75) | 1.54 (0.85, 2.77) |
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, COR: crudes odds ratio.