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. 2022 Sep 15;8(5):e167. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.573

Table 3.

Adjusted odd ratios of rates of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Afghan participants (n = 584)

Predictor variables Depression Anxiety PTSD
Adjusted OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P
Gender (ref.: male) 2.74*** (1.73–4.33) <0.001 2.69*** (1.74–4.16) <0.001 2.25*** (1.42–3.56) <0.001
Age 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.096 1.03* (1.01–1.06) 0.011 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.075
Marital status (ref.: unmarried) 0.68 (0.42–1.05) 0.083 1.10 (0.71–1.71) 0.660 0.89 (0.56–1.41) 0.623
Education level (in years) 0.99 (0.95–1.05) 0.958 0.98 (0.93–1.03) 0.404 0.98 (0.93–1.03) 0.399
Legal status (ref.: legal status holders)
Asylum seekers 0.05 (0.88–3.46) 0.110 2.07*(1.05–4.09) 0.037 3.15** (1.54–5.41) 0.002
No legal status 2.00* (1.12–3.58) 0.019 1.73 (0.97–3.07) 0.064 3.23*** (1.77–5.89) <0.001
Income (ref.: <1000 Turkish liras)
1001–2000 Turkish liras 0.78 (0.48–1.27) 0.316 0.71 (0.44–1.13) 0.151 0.94 (0.57–1.53) 0.792
2001–5000 Turkish liras 0.87 (0.49–1.56) 0.645 0.79 (0.45–1.39) 0.409 0.93 (0.52–1.67) 0.806
Length of stay (in months) 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.675 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.823 1.00 (0.99-1.01) 0.928
Exposure to traumatic incidents 1.17*** (1.09-1.26) <0.001 1.19*** (1.11-1.27) <0.001 1.21*** (1.12–1.29) <0.001
Socioeconomic displacement stressors 2.86*** (1.96–4.16) <0.001 2.20*** (1.53–3.18) <0.001 2.60*** (1.78–3.80) <0.001
Structural displacement stressors 1.13 (0.84–1.51) 0.430 1.37* (1.02–1.82) 0.034 1.51** (1.21–2.04) 0.007

Ref., reference.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.