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Table 3 Multivariable adjusted logistic regression models for high negative affect (n = 316) and high risk of depression (n = 266) among carers at baseline

From: Impact of housing improvement and the socio-physical environment on the mental health of children’s carers: a cohort study in Australian Aboriginal communities

Explanatory variable

High negative affect OR (95% CI)

High risk of depression OR (95% CI)

Number of HLPs not met

  

0-4

ns

1.0

5-8

ns

2.23 (0.98-5.07)

Community ID

  

1

1.0

ns

2

1.82 (0.47-7.05)

ns

3

9.84 (3.10-31.2)

ns

4

2.37 (0.64-8.84)

ns

5

3.29 (1.22-8.90)

ns

6

1.28 (0.14-11.7)

ns

7

1.21 (0.33-4.44)

ns

8

2.41 (0.91-6.42)

ns

9

2.49 (0.66-9.37)

ns

10

1.17 (0.20-6.73)

ns

Number of children cared for aged 8–15 years

  

None

1.0

ns

One

0.45 (0.20-1.02)

ns

Two or more

0.26 (0.12-0.58)

ns

Number of children in day-care

  

No

1.0

ns

One to three

2.85 (1.17-6.91)

ns

Carer ran out of money in the last 2 weeks

  

No

1.0

ns

Yes

2.64 (1.36-5.14)

ns

Carer NLES quartiles (number of stressors reported)

  

0 to 3

1.0

ns

4 to 5

2.38 (0.87-6.52)

ns

6 to 8

3.50 (1.34-9.14)

ns

9 to 13

6.07 (2.39-15.5)

ns

Sacked or made redundant 1

  

No

ns

1.0

Yes

ns

4.43 (1.24-15.9)

Death of a family member/close friend in the last year1

  

No

na

1.0

Yes

na

3.67 (1.49-9.06)

Adjusted R 2

18.9%

7.5%

  1. 1Carer reported for themselves or someone in the house in the past year (NLES item).
  2. Bold font indicates the variable was significant at p ≤ 0.05; ns – not significant; na – not applicable.