Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) for predictors of psychiatric problems

UM

1.00

1.00

1.00

Arab

4.82 (4.01, 5.79)^b

2.72 (1.52, 4.86)^b

1.98 (1.16, 3.40)^a

Age 18–20

1.00

1.00

1.00

Age 21–25

1.13 (0.77, 1.66)

0.75 (0.36, 1.54)

1.04 (0.60, 1.79)

Age 26–30

1.23 (0.76, 1.97)

1.46 (1.14, 1.86)^b

2.19 (0.63, 7.62)

Female

1.88 (1.72, 2.05)^b

2.40 (2.17, 2.67)^b

2.52 (1.40, 4.51)^b

Dorms

1.00

1.00

1.00

Off-campus, single or sharing

1.33 (0.61, 2.89)

1.18 (0.90, 1.55)

0.82 (0.46, 1.46)

Off-campus, parent, relative or spouse

1.07 (0.51, 2.24)

1.86 (1.03, 3.36)^a

1.69 (1.00, 2.85)

Graduate

0.78 (0.57, 1.08)

0.52 (0.35, 0.78)^b

0.31 (0.10, 0.97)^a

Finances aren’t a problem

1.00

1.00

1.00

Tight but doing fine

1.57 (1.16, 2.13)^b

1.86 (1.79, 1.94)^b

1.35 (0.79, 2.30)

It’s a financial struggle

7.63 (3.50, 16.65)^b

12.10 (7.45, 19.64)^b

2.83 (1.11, 7.24)^a

In a relationship

0.90 (0.83, 0.97)^b

0.93 (0.63, 1.38)

1.31 (0.80, 2.13)

 A+ to A-

1.00

1.00

1.00

 B+ to B-

1.60 (1.08, 2.38)^a

1.35 (1.11, 1.64)^b

0.78 (0.38, 1.60)

 C+ and below

2.79 (0.74, 10.55)^b

1.51 (0.74, 3.09)

0.94 (0.49, 1.79)

Not religious or not religious at all

1.00

1.00

1.00

Fairly or very religious

0.57 (0.38, 0.86)^b

0.46 (0.31, 0.71)^b

0.89 (0.67, 1.18)

National of country

1.00 (0.78, 1.29)

0.98 (0.79, 1.21)

1.19 (0.67, 2.13)