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Table 5 Association between medical factors and depression

From: Depression among older adults in an urban slum of Raipur city – a community based cross-sectional study

Medical factors

Depression

Total

Basic model

Pre-final model

Final model

Present (n = 206)

Absent (n = 194)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No

%

No

%

No

%

Active complaints

Present

78

37.9

37

19.1

115

28.8

2.59 (1.64–4.08)

2.52 (1.54–4.10)

2.70 (1.03–7.08)

Absent

128

62.1

157

80.9

285

71.3

1

1

1

Chronic condition

Present

89

43.2

69

35.6

158

39.5

1.38 (0.92–2.06)

-

-

Absent

117

56.8

125

64.4

242

60.5

1

-

-

Polypharmacy

Present

61

29.6

38

19.6

99

24.8

1.73 (1.09–2.75)

1.02 (0.60–1.73)

-

Absent

145

70.4

156

80.4

301

75.3

1

1

-

SBP

 < 150

186

90.3

191

98.5

377

94.2

1

1

1

 >  = 150

20

9.7

3

1.5

23

5.8

6.85 (2.00–23.43)

3.98 (1.08–14.71)

0.90 (0.11–7.82)

DBP

 < 90

125

60.7

160

82.5

285

71.2

1

1

1

 >  = 90

81

39.3

34

17.5

115

28.8

3.05 (1.92–4.85)

2.20 (1.31–3.70)

3.33 (1.23–8.99)

Anemia (Pallor)

Present

159

77.2

108

55.7

267

66.7

2.69 (1.75–4.15)

2.35 (1.49–3.69)

1.33 (0.54–3.27)

Absent

47

22.8

86

44.3

133

33.3

1

1

1