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Table 4 Risk of depression among the unemployed, logistic regression analysis

From: Duration of unemployment and depression: a cross-sectional survey in Lithuania

Variable

Short-term unemployed N = 234

Long-term unemployed N = 195

All respondents N = 429

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Being female

2.78

1.32–5.86

1.08

0.55–2.12

1.62

1.01–2.62

Older age (each age group)

1.56

1.16–2.08

1.43

1.04–1.97

1.48

1.20–1.82

Education (higher level of education)

0.76

0.57–1.01

0.61

0.56–0.99

0.75

0.62–0.92

Urban residence

1.71

0.52–5.62

0.61

0.26–1.46

0.83

0.42–1.70

Living without a partner

1.27

0.65–2.48

1.63

0.84–3.14

1.48

0.94–2.32

Higher income

0.68

0.54–0.86

0.71

0.56–0.88

0.69

0.59–0.81

Unemployment duration (each additional month)

1.02

0.91–1.14

1.00

0.99–1.00

1.00

0.99–1.01

Number of unemployment periods (each additional time)

1.49

1.14–1.95

1.14

0.91–1.43

1.28

1.07–1.52

Regularly practiced religion

1.89

0.97–3.67

0.84

0.44–1.60

1.21

0.78–1.90

  1. OR – odds ratio
  2. CI – confidence interval