Research Article

Screening for Depressive Symptoms among Patients Attending Specialist Medical Outpatient Clinics in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria

Table 4

Predictors of depression using logic regression analysis.

Variable OR95 CIP valueAdjusted OR95 CI for AORP value

Age group ≤60 years0.290.16, 0.54<0.0010.320.17, 0.620.001
Positive history of hypertension in first degree relative2.561.43, 4.590.0021.700.86, 3.380.130
Positive history of CVD in first degree relative2.361.30, 4.260.0051.330.66, 2.710.424
Significant subjective psychological stress2.911.51, 5.620.0012.781.37, 5.640.005