Frequency of Depression-Related Symptoms in Caregivers of Patients with Silicosis

Table 2

Predictors of depressive symptoms for the female caregivers.

Variables	OR	95% confidence limits
Annual income (RMB yuan)
>30001	1
10001–30000	1.45	(1.17, 2.08)	0.005
<10000	1.92	(1.63, 3.41)	0.008
Occupation
Employed	1
Unemployed	1.752	(1.35, 2.01)	0.032
Care duration (months)
1–12	1
12–48	1.12	(1.05, 1.57)	0.039
>48	1.26	(1.61, 2.43)	0.027
Educational level
Beyond junior high school	1
Under junior high school	2.09	(1.77, 3.53)	0.039

OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval, demonstrates significance at the 0.05 level.