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Table 2 Multivariate Linear Regression with symptoms of depression as outcome measure and poverty variables as predictors

From: Non-fatal suicidal behaviour, depression and poverty among young men living in low-resource communities in South Africa

Variable

Adjusted B estimate

SE

P-value

Univariate P-value

Intercept

2.72

2.23

  

Age, years

0.14

0.08

0.064

< 0.0001*

Has a toilet on premises

-0.76

0.74

0.30

0.067

Receives income from parents

0.50

0.88

0.57

0.0047*

Dissatisfied with income of past month or past 3 months

1.20

0.82

0.15

0.0015*

Has been fired before

2.51

1.01

0.013*

< 0.0001*

Food insecurity score

1.64

0.13

0.0001*

< 0.0001*

Longest job held for < 6 months (reference group: never had a job)

-1.66

0.93

0.074

0.066*

Longest job held for >= 6 months (reference group: never had a job)

-1.40

1.03

0.18

0.012*

Financially supports one individual (reference group: no financial dependants)

0.07

0.92

0.94

0.72

Financially supports two or more individuals (reference group: <2 financial dependants)

3.33

0.96

0.0006*

< 0.0001*

  1. *are statistically signficant