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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI): association between various independent variables on depression only, PTSD only, and PTSD-depression comorbidity, compared with having neither PTSD nor depression, adjusted

From: What are the risk factors for the comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in a war-affected population? a cross-sectional community study in South Sudan

 

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Depression only

PTSD only

Comorbid

Sex

 Male

1

1

1

 Female

0.652 (0.334-1.274)

1.253(0.878-1.789)

1.479 (0.885-2.470)

Age

 18-25

1

1

1

 26-35

0.806 (0.361-1.799)

1.150 (0.735-1.799)

1.1573 (0.763-3.242)

 36-50

0.685 (0.306-1.536)

.983(0.627-1.540)

1.556 (0.770-3.145)

 >50

1.324 (0.428-4.096)

1.693 (0.842-3.407)

1.690 (0.561-5.090)

Returnee

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

0.916 (0.440-1.909)

1.582 (1.111-2.252) *

1.717 (1.034-2.851) *

Rural/Urban

 Rural

1

1

1

 Urban

0.284 (0.148-0.543) *

2.894 (1.681-4.984) *

2.910 (1.205-7.026) *

Socioeconomic Disadvantage

 Mildly/not disadvantaged

1

1

1

 Moderately disadvantaged

1.982 (0.966-4.067)

1.444 (0,923-2.098)

2.117 (0.898-3.929)

 Severely Disadvantaged

1.725 (0.441-6.753)

2.341 (1.245-4.402) *

8.096 (3.688-17.774) *

Number of traumatic events during the war

 <8 events ≥ 8 events

1

1

1

1.616 (0.750-3.480)

3.082 (2.115-4.493)*

4.136 (2.448-6.989)*

Number of traumatic events after the war

 <4 events

1

1

1

 ≥ 4 events

0.679 (0.193-2.391)

5.769 (3.203-10.392) *

2.283 (1.065-4.964) *

  1. *p <0.05.