Table 3

Unadjusted associations between participant characteristics and persistence of case level depressive symptoms (ie, restricted to cases at baseline) N=181

nDepression prevalence% (n)ORs (CIs)χ2 (df), p Value
Age0.01 (1), p=0.97
 18–224951.0 (25)Reference
 23–255154.9 (28)1.17 (0.53 to 2.57)
 26–293231.3 (10)0.44 (0.17 to 1.11)
 30–444957.1 (28)1.28 (0.58 to 2.84)
Number of children1.42 (1), p=0.71
 08550.6 (43)Reference
 15848.3 (28)0.91 (0.47 to 1.79)
 ≥23951.3 (20)1.03 (0.48 to 2.20)
Reported health of the baby2.07 (1), p=0.15
 Very good7345.2 (33)Reference
 Good9752.6 (51)1.34 (0.73 to 2.47)
 Average, bad, very good1163.6 (7)2.12 (0.57 to 7.88)
Education duration (year)2.70 (1), p=0.10
 ≤56141.0 (25)Reference
 6–83154.8 (17)1.75 (0.73 to 4.18)
 9–116550.8 (33)1.49 (0.73 to 3.01)
 12≥1764.7 (11)2.64 (0.86 to 8.08)
Family income (TRY)1.60 (1), p=0.21
 ≤6304843.8 (21)Reference
 631–9005250.0 (26)1.29 (0.59 to 2.83)
 901–14004645.7 (21)1.08 (0.48 to 2.44)
 1401–23 0002365.2 (15)2.41 (0.86 to 6.75)
Physical health0.11 (1), p=0.74
 Very good3043.3 (13)Reference
 Good9955.6 (55)1.64 (0.72 to 3.72)
 Average/bad/very bad5343.4 (18)1.00 (0.41 to 2.47)
Number of life events/stressors4.78 (1), p=0.03*
 05641.1 (23)Reference
 14452.3 (39)1.57 (0.71 to 3.48)
 22642.3 (11)1.05 (0.41 to 2.70)
 3+3360.6 (20)2.21 (0.92 to 5.31)
Emotional problems in the past2.12 (1), p=0.14
 No5639.3 (22)Reference
 Yes12355.3 (68)1.91 (1.00 to 3.64)
Family structure0.02 (1), p=0.88
 Nuclear11949.6 (59)Reference
 Traditional6350.8 (32)1.05 (0.57 to 1.94)