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Table 3 Logistic regression analyses of the associations of severe depressive symptoms, depressive disorder, and suicidality outcomes with the intervention (vs. active controls) at the follow-up assessment

From: Effectiveness of a village-based intervention for depression in community-dwelling older adults: a randomised feasibility study

 

Total sample

Baseline fewer depressive symptoms a

Baseline more depressive symptoms a

Intervention

Control

Adjusted ORc (95% CI)

Intervention

Control

Adjusted ORc (95% CI)

Intervention

Control

Adjusted ORc (95% CI)

case/nb (%)

case/nb (%)

case/nb (%)

Severe depressive symptoms

 SGDS ≥8

16/81 (19.8)

5/60 (8.3)

2.90 (0.68–12.46)

6/58 (10.3)

0/50 (0.0)

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10/19 (52.6)

5/10 (50.0)

0.02 (0.00–17.47)

Depressive disorder

 Major or minor depressive episode

5/77 (6.5)

2/60 (3.3)

1.38 (0.21–8.83)

2/55 (3.6)

0/51 (0.0)

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3/18 (16.7)

2/9 (22.2)

0.48 (0.04–6.02)

Suicidality

 Suicidal ideation/plans/attempts

5/57 (8.8)

2/60 (3.3)

2.24 (0.31–16.04)

3/41 (7.3)

1/50 (2.0)

4.98 (0.37–67.69)

2/12 (16.7)

1/10 (10.0)

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  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, SGD Geriatric Depression Scale – Short Form
  2. a Participants were stratified by baseline SGDS scores (< 6 vs. ≥ 6)
  3. b Numbers of participants followed-up for each outcome variable
  4. c Odds ratios with active controls as the reference group: adjusted for age, sex, years of education, type of medical insurance, and baseline outcome variables