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Table 5 Logistic regression assessing personal demographics and family burden as predictors of mental health diagnosis (N = 1725)

From: Family burden, family health and personal mental health

 

B

Wald Chi-square

Odds ratio

95% CI for odds ratio

    

Lower

Upper

Sex; female versus male (ref)

.48

13.28***

1.62

1.25

2.11

Age; 18–64 versus 65–98 years old (ref)

1.58

54.99***

4.86

3.20

7.38

Marital status: Married / cohabitating (ref)

 

8.45**

   

Marital status: Divorced / separated / widowed

.38

5.22*

1.46

1.06

2.03

Marital status: Never married

.44

5.35*

1.56

1.07

2.27

Education: 16 years or more (ref)

 

4.03

   

Education:0--11 years

.42

3.74*

1.53

.99

2.36

Education: 12 years

.23

1.76

1.26

.90

1.78

Education: 13–15 years

.15

.84

1.16

.84

1.61

HHinc; $0 to $59,082 V $59,083 to $200,000 (ref)

.29

3.85*

1.33

1.00

1.77

Family burden; present versus absent (ref)

.28

4.39*

1.32

1.02

1.70

  1. Key: HHinc Household income, Ref reference category; * = p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001; V versus.