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Table 2 Variables associated with depression and AUD

From: Prevalence and correlates of depression and alcohol use disorder among adults attending primary health care services in Nepal: a cross sectional study

  

Likelihood of Depression

Likelihood of AUD

Variables

N

Adjusted RR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted RR (95% CI)

P value

Sex

 Male (Ref)

504

1

1

 Female

970

1.48 (1.11–1.99)

0.009

0.49 (0.26–0.91)

0.000

Age

 Up to 24 (Ref)

250

1

1

 25–59

1034

1.13 (0.71–1.78)

0.605

1.84 (0.72–0.72)

0.205

 60 and above

190

1.05 (0.61–1.82)

0.858

1.19 (0.42–3.38)

0.747

Education

 Not schooling (Ref)

235

1

1

 Literate/less than primary

295

0.62 (0.46–0.82)

0.001

0.70 (0.41–1.19)

0.186

 Primary

312

0.36 (0.25–0.53)

0.000

0.63 (0.38–1.04)

0.069

 Secondary

546

0.39 (0.27–0.55)

0.000

0.48 (0.28–0.82)

0.007

 College /University

86

0.28 (0.12–0.66)

0.004

0.27 (0.07–1.11)

0.069

Marital status

 Single (Ref)

126

1

−/−

1

 Married

1245

0.87 (0.46–1.64)

0.666

1.14 (0.41–3.18)

0.807

 Others (widow/divorced/separated)

103

1.22 (0.58–2.53)

0.600

1.39 (0.43–4.51)

0.586

Caste/Ethnicity

 Brahman/Chhetri (Ref)

723

1

1

 Janajati

327

0.98 (0.67–1.41)

0.896

1.77 (0.93–3.35)

0.080

 Dalit

349

1.22 (0.93–0.61)

0.147

2.99 (1.82–4.91)

0.000

 Others

75

0.85 (0.49–1.49)

0.571

0.04 (0.37–2.91)

0.937

Religion

 Hindu (Ref)

1249

1

1

 Buddhist

179

0.78 (0.48–1.26)

0.307

2.08 (1.20–3.61)

0.009

 Others

46

0.68 (0.37–1.27)

0.231

0.24 (0.04–1.44)

0.119

Occupation

 Agriculture (Ref)

906

1

1

 Service/Business

150

1.00 (0.63–1.58)

0.994

1.22 (0.72–2.06)

0.454

 Unemployed

111

1.01(0.73–1.41)

0.930

1.50 (0.79–2.87)

0.218

 Others

307

1.72 (1.22–2.41)

0.002

2.11 (1.37–3.24)

0.001

Number of family members

 1–4 (Ref)

575

1

1

 5–7

685

0.88 (0.69–1.12)

0.311

1.07 (0.73–1.56)

0.727

 More than 7 people

214

0.92 (0.57–1.30)

0.637

1.29 (0.85–1.96)

0.238

Family income sufficient to manage foods for the period of

 Up to Six months (Ref)

122

1

1

 6–9 months

248

0.88 (0.62–1.25)

0.474

1.25 (0.69–2.28)

0.467

 9–12 months or more

1104

0.60 (0.44–0.83)

0.001

1.23 (0.55–2.14)

0.458