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Table 4 The effect of living in CH on prevalence of depression (GDS) among elderly

From: A pilot study of depression among older people in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Characteristics of elderly study participants

Total number (%)

Number (%) depressed

Crude OR (95%CI)

Partially adjusted OR (95%)*

Location

    

Community

108(76.6)

34(31.5)

Ref

Ref

CH

33(23.4)

20(60.6)

3.35(1.49, 7.51)

3.35(1.49, 7.51)

*Age in years

    

60-69

91(65.0)

36(39.6)

Ref

3.50(1.51, 8.12)

70+

49(35.0)

17(34.7)

0.81(0.39, 1.67)

Sex

    

Male

86(61.0)

26(30.2)

Ref

6.70(2.57, 17.43)

Female

55(39.0)

28(50.9)

2.39(1.19, 4.82)

Current Marital status

    

Married

82(58.2)

25(30.5)

Ref

2.77(1.18, 6.51)

Others

59(41.8)

29(49.2)

2.20(1.10, 4.41)

Death of spouse

    

Alive

89(63.1)

29(32.6)

Ref

2.96(1.28, 6.88)

Deceased

52(36.9)

25(48.1)

1.92(0.95, 3.86)

Educational level

    

At most can read and write

20(14.2)

12(60.0)

Ref

3.00(1.30, 6.93)

Grades 1-10

64(45.4)

29(45.3)

0.55(0.20, 1.53)

Above grade 10

57(40.4)

13(22.8)

0.20(0.07, 0.58)

Characteristics of elderly study participants

Number Interview

Mean (SD)

Crude OR (95%CI)

Partially adjusted OR (95%)*

Emotional support score

123

14.2(2.3)

0.74(0.62, 0.88)

2.11(0.76, 5.86)

Practical support score

122

6.9(1.7)

0.78(0.63, 0.98)

2.46(0.89, 6.76)

MMSE score

140

25.0(4.5)

0.89(0.82, 0.96)

2.44(1.03, 5.79)

  1. *OR cross bonds to the effect of residence (CH versus community) after adjusting only for the corresponding background characteristic; SD = Standard deviation
  2. Information of one respondent from CH is missing “age in years”.