Table 2 Prevalence of depression and related demographic factors.

From: Depression among Tibetan residents in the Southeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Depression (n = 182)

Number

Effective percentage

χ2

OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR&

95% CI

Sex

  

1.621

    

 Male

89

28.1

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 Female

93

32.9

 

1.25

0.88–1.78

1.30

0.88–1.90

Age group

  

17.66**

    

 Youth (15–44)

30

17.9

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 Middle-aged (45–64)

94

36.4

 

2.64

1.65–4.22

2.86

1.69–4.82

 Elderly (> = 65)

58

33.3

 

2.30

1.39–3.81

2.27

1.30–3.98

Altitude

  

15.871**

    

 < 3500 m

85

24.1

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 >  = 3500 m

97

39.3

 

2.04

1.43–2.90

3.48

1.35–2.91

Residence

  

0.606

    

 Rural

161

30.9

 

1.24

0.73–2.10

0.70

0.35–1.42

 Urban

21

26.6

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

Education

  

9.374*

    

 College

12

29.3

 

0.84

0.42–1.69

1.73

0.62–4.83

 Middle school

3

13.6

 

0.32

0.09–1.10

0.50

0.13–1.91

 Primary school

12

17.9

 

0.44

0.23–0.85

0.52

0.26–1.05

 Illiterate

155

33.0

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

Famer

  

5.248*

    

 Yes

157

32.4

 

1.75

1.08–2.83

1.77

0.85–3.67

 No

25

21.6

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

Smoking

  

4.061*

    

 No

176

31.3

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 Yes

6

15.8

 

0.41

0.17–1.00

0.57

0.21–1.55

Drinking

  

0.015

    

 No

164

30.3

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 Yes

18

31.0

 

1.04

0.58–1.86

1.69

0.84–3.39

Body mass index

  

3.496

    

 < 18.5

7

50.0

 

2.61

0.88–7.72

4.31

1.33–13.93

 18.5–24.0

66

27.7

 

1.00

Ref

1.00

Ref

 24.0–28.0

69

31.5

 

1.20

0.80–1.79

1.04

0.68–1.60

 >  = 28.0

40

31.0

 

1.17

0.73–1.87

1.08

0.65–1.78

  1. *P < 0.05. **P < 0.01. & adjust other characteristics.