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Table 3 The odds ratios of housing environment and other related risk factors for depression by cumulative logistic regression models

From: Association between housing environment and depressive symptoms among older people: a multidimensional assessment

Variables

Multivariable adjusted

P value

Odd Ratios

95% CI

Model 1

 Do you think that your house is clean and comfortable (y/n) sa

10.75

4.39

26.31

< 0.001

 Air pollution and noise around house (n/y) pe

2.72

1.41

5.25

0.002

 High levels of social support (points)

0.81

0.75

0.88

< 0.001

 Low frequency of contact with children (weeks)

1.36

1.09

1.70

0.006

 Long time before falling asleep (min)

1.58

1.31

1.89

< 0.001

 Regular physical activity (n/y)

0.45

0.27

0.72

0.001

 High EPQ scores (points)

1.16

1.10

1.22

< 0.001

Model 2

 Do you think that your house is clean and comfortable (y/n) sa

3.47

1.14

10.82

0.003

 Long residence times (yr.) pe

1.04

1.01

1.12

0.042

 Air pollution and noise around house (n/y) pe

3.32

1.66

8.75

0.002

 Low life satisfaction (y/n) pse

5.43

1.61

6.04

< 0.001

 Poor cognitive and physical function (points) ce

1.09

1.05

1.14

< 0.001

 Poor neighborhood communication (times) se

2.01

1.21

3.36

< 0.001

 Living alone se

1.44

0.60

3.49

0.340

 High levels of social support (points)

0.82

0.73

0.92

< 0.001

 Low frequency of contact with children (weeks)

1.35

1.02

1.77

0.035

 High EPQ scores (points)

1.16

1.10

1.24

< 0.001

 Long time before falling asleep (min)

1.45

1.16

1.70

< 0.001

  1. sa: self-assessed housing environment
  2. pe: physical attributes of the housing environment
  3. se: social attributes of the housing environment
  4. pse: psychological attribute of housing environment
  5. ce: cognition attribute of housing environment