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Table 7 Odds ratios (and 95 % CI) of clinically significant depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 22) by the total score on the life events scale for students (LESS) after adjusting for all sociodemographic factors as estimated in multivariable logistic regression models

From: The association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms among Cypriot university students: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study

Total score of events in LESS

Unadjusted

 

Adjusted†

 
 

OR (95%CI)

P value

OR (95 % CI)

P value

Score of events

    

0-49

1

--------------

1

-----------

50-149

1.03 (0.43-1.53)

0.513

0.79 (0.41-1.50)

0.463

150-241

1.25 (0.68-2.30)

0.480

1.17 (0.63-2.18)

0.606

242-350

1.80 (0.99-3.30)

0.055

1.75 (0.95-3.23)

0.072

>351

3.17 (1.75-5.73)

<0.001

3.03 (1.66-5.39)

< 0.001

Age

    

17-20

1

--------------

1

----------

21-40

1.04 (0.81-1.31)

0.773

0.78 (0.62-1.24)

0.451

Gender

    

Male

1

--------------

1

----------

Female

1.28 (0.99-1.67)

0.050

1.50 (1.10-2.03)

0.009

Place of residence

    

Metropolitan areas

1

--------------

1

----------

Sub-urban or rural areas

1.18 (0.94-1.50)

0.154

1.23 (0.96-1.57)

0.094

Ethnicity

    

Cypriot

1

--------------

1

-----------

Greek/Other

1.32 (0.82-2.13)

0.253

1.89 (0.54-1.48)

0.662

Family status

    

Single/divorce

1

-----------

1

----------

Married/living with partner

1.28 (0.77-1.90)

0.072

1.47 (0.29-1.74)

0.863

Employment

    

Yes

1

-----------

1

----------

No

1.63 (0.90-1.47)

<0.001

1.31 (1.01-1.55)

0.050

Academic year of study

    

First

1

--------------

1

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Second

1.37 (1.01-1.86)

0.041

1.35 (0.97-1.86)

0.072

Third

1.09 (0.79-1.51)

0.590

0.98 (0.67-1.42)

0.915

Fourth

1.14 (0.80-1.63)

0.474

1.02 (0.62-1.70)

0.930

Faculty

    

Geotechnical sciences and

1

--------------

1

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Environmental management Management and Economics

1.52 (0.92-2.50)

0.102

1.36 (0.81-2.30)

0.241

Applied Arts and Communication

1.46 (0.90-2.34)

0.122

1.36 (0.83-2.23)

0.221

Engineering and Technology

1.70 (0.90-2.67)

0.020

1.79 (1.12-2.86)

0.016

Health Sciences

1.01 (0.67-1.54)

0.947

0.91 (0.60-1.42)

0.702

  1. †Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, place of residence, family status, employment status, year of study, faculty.
  2. Finally, in our study, the association between clinically significant depressive symptoms and life events (both number and severity) was statistically significant irrespective of academic year of study (all chi-square values < 0.05, results not shown in detail). As shown in Tables 6 and 7, while in the univariate analyses a higher prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms was observed amongst sophomore students compared to freshmen (OR = 1.37, p = 0.041), the association with year of study did not persist after controlling for life events and other socio-demographic variables in multivariable models.
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