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 3

Odds ratio of depression among adult patients with MG compared to those in previous studies (note: rate of depression in ).

	Clinic, city	Patients,	Depression	OR (95% CI)
Studies in PCC
Becker et al. [14]	PCC, Riyadh	431	20.0%	1.41 (0.86-2.31)	0.18
Al-Qadhi et al. [20]	PCC, Riyadh	477	18.9%	1.51 (0.92-2.47)	0.10
Aldabal et al. [21]	PCC, Alkhobar	680	16.0%	1.84 (1.13-2.98)	0.01
Abdelwahid and Al-Shahrani [22]	PCC, Sharurah	272	3.0%	11.57 (5.05-26.51)	<0.001
Alkhathami et al. [23]	PCC, Alkhobar	368	8.9%	3.56 (2.02-6.27)	<0.001
All above studies	PCC	2,228	15.8%	2.05 (1.30-3.22)	0.002
Other studies
Alosaimi et al. [24]	GI, Riyadh	440	35.9%	0.63 (0.39-1.01)	0.054
Al Zahrani et al. [25]	SCD, Tabuk	89	36.0%	0.63 (0.34-1.16)	0.13
Abuelgasim et al. [26]	HM, Riyadh	211	46.4%	0.40 (0.24-0.68)	<0.001
Alosaimi et al. [27]	MS, Riyadh	163	46.6%	0.40 (0.24-0.69)	<0.001

CI: confidence interval; GI: gastrointestinal diseases; HM: hematological malignancies; OR: odds ratio; PCC: primary care clinics; MS: multiple sclerosis; SCD: sickle cell disease.