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Table 3 Prevalence rates and predictors of lifetime, 12-month and 12-month prevalence among lifetime cases for any mental disorder by number of risk factors among first year university students in South Africa (n = 1402)

From: Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of common mental disorders among first-year university students in post-apartheid South Africa: implications for a public mental health approach to student wellness

 

Predictor

Distribution in total sample

%

Prevalence rates

Odds Ratios for number or risk factors as predictors of prevalence

 

Prevalence of any lifetime disorder for each level of risk

%

Prevalence of any 12-month disorder for each level of risk

%

12-month Prevalence among Lifetime Cases for any disorder for each level of risk

%

Any lifetime disorder

OR (95%CI)

Any 12-month disorder

OR (95%CI)

12-month Prevalence among Lifetime Cases

OR (95%CI)

0 risk factors

29.7

27.6

20.6

20.6

0.50 (0.39–0.65)*

0.46 (0.35–0.60)*

0.51 (0.39–0.66)*

Exactly 1 risk factor

47.7

39.7

32.7

30.8

1.10 (0.89–1.37)

1.12 (0.89–1.40)

1.07 (0.86–1.35)

Exactly 2 risk factors

19.7

47.7

41.5

38.8

1.61 (1.23–2.09)*

1.73 (1.32–2.27)*

1.64 (1.25–2.16)*

Exactly 3 risk factors

2.9

67.5

55.0

53.7

3.45 (1.76–6.74)*

2.75 (1.46–5.18)*

2.80 (1.50–5.22)*

  1. OR odds ratio
  2. 95%CI 95% confidence interval
  3. *Significant findings are indicated in bold* (α =0.05)
  4. Risk factors: female gender, atypical sexual orientation, disability