Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Myasthenia Gravis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Two Tertiary Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Multiple logistic regression showing variables associated with depression among MG patients.

Variable	Comment	OR (95% CI)	value
Age	Year	1.0 (0.97-1.03)	0.88
Sex	Male	0.63 (0.20-2.02)	0.44
Education level	>high school	2.03 (0.73-5.68)	0.18
Income	≥10,000 SR	2.25 (0.84-6.04)	0.11
MG duration	≥4 years	0.37 (0.13-1.10)	0.07
Patient-reported MG status	Uncontrolled	12.31 (1.13-133.8)	0.04

SR: Saudi riyal. The number 10,000 SR (≈2,666 $) represents the estimated median monthly income for the general Saudi population according to the 2013 Saudi household income survey [19].