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Table 4 Multivariate regression analysis of factors predicting symptoms of major depression among emergency department patients in Belgrade, Serbia, and Laplje Selo, Kosovo, three years post-war (N = 562)

From: War-related psychological sequelae among emergency department patients in the former Republic of Yugoslavia

Characteristic

Depression

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

   

   18–34

1.000

 

0.005

   35–54

1.582

0.976–2.564

 

   55+

2.599

1.448–4.667

 

Gender

   

   Male

1.000

 

0.323

   Female

1.265

0.793–2.018

 

Place of birth

   

   Serbia

1.000

 

0.470

   Kosovo

1.450

0.530–3.970

 

   Elsewhere

0.743

0.358–1.539

 

Refugee status during NATO bombing

   

   Was not a refugee

1.000

 

0.109

   Was a refugee for ≤ 30 days

1.362

0.617–3.003

 

   Was a refugee for > 30 days

2.208

1.029–4.739

 

Live in same house as before NATO bombing

   

   Yes

1.000

 

0.377

   No

1.281

0.739–2.222

 

Education

   

   High School education or more

1.000

 

0.142

   Less than High School education

1.404

0.893–2.207

 

Total combined household income last year

   

   >500 German Deutsche Marks (DEM)

1.000

 

0.808

   250–500 DEM

0.997

0.584–1.703

 

   <250 DEM

1.165

0.666–2.036

 

Employment before NATO bombing

   

   Yes

1.000

 

0.169

   No

1.432

0.858–2.389

 

Currently employed

   

   Yes

1.000

 

0.047

   No

1.662

1.006–2.744

 

Social support

   

   High

1.000

 

0.025

   Moderate

1.678

1.040–2.707

 

   Low

3.334

1.000–11.117

 

Site of data collection

   

   Belgrade

1.000

 

0.637

   Laplje Selo

1.269

0.472–3.410

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