Table 3

Odds of mental illness and current suicidality controlling for previous diagnosis of depression

Depressed group, nModerate mental illness, n (%)Moderate mental illness, AOR (95% CI)Suicidality,
n (%)
Suicidality,
AOR (95% CI)
18–64 years
 Not depressed18911 (6)113 (7)1
 Prototypic depression6954 (78)51.35*** (21.94 to 120.18)42 (61)18.76*** (8.86 to 39.72)
 Externalised depression4910 (20)4.09** (1.60 to 10.47)9 (18)2.99 * (1.19 to 7.50)
 Mixed depression186162 (87)91.35*** (43.00 to 194.06)136 (73)31.97*** (16.51 to 61.90)
65+ years
 Not depressed3085 (2)119 (6)1
 Prototypic depression208 (40)29.66*** (8.17 to 107.67)8 (40)8.14*** (2.89 to 22.97)
 Externalised depression414 (10)5.37* (1.36 to 21.26)10 (24)4.34*** (1.83 to 10.29)
 Mixed depression5436 (67)105.05*** (36.48 to 302.50)41 (76)42.69*** (19.47 to 93.61)
  • Total N=916 due to four respondents not reporting previous depression diagnosis. OR for previous depression diagnosis not shown. Moderate mental illness defined as K10 ≥ 25. Suicidality defined as ≥ 1 on PHQ-9 item 9. Externalised depression, PHQ-9 < 10 and MDRS-7 > 5; Mixed depression, PHQ-9 ≥ 10 and MDRS-7 > 5; Not depressed, PHQ-9 < 10 and MDRS-7 ≤ 5; Prototypic depression, PHQ-9 ≥ 10 and MDRS-7 ≤ 5.

  • ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05.

  • AOR, adjusted odds ratio.