Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression analysis showing factors independently associated with depression in PTB patients in the Southwest Region of Cameroon, 2015
Variable | Multivariate analysis | |
|---|---|---|
OR (95 % CI) | P-value | |
Age | ||
  > 40 years | 1.3 (0.7–2.4) | 0.417 |
  ≤ 40 years | Ref |  |
Sex | ||
 Female | 3.0 (1.7–5.5) | <0.001 |
 Male | Ref |  |
Co-morbidity | ||
 Yes | 2.5 (1.2–6.5) | <0.001 |
 No | Ref |  |
BMI | ||
  < 18.5 kg/m2 | 0.3 (0.1–1.3) | 0.105 |
 18.5–24.9 kg/m | 0.4 (0.1–1.4) | 0.122 |
  ≥ 25 kg/m2 | Ref |  |
Treatment phase | ||
 Intensive | 1.2 (0.6–2.1) | 0.723 |
 Continuation | Ref |  |
Family history of mental illness | ||
 Yes | 2.5 (1.3–5.4) | 0.013 |
 No | Ref |  |
Patient status | ||
 Hospitalised | 1.2 (0.6–2.3) | 0.677 |
 Outpatient | Ref |  |
Sputum smear | ||
 Positive | 1.9 (0.9–3.8) | 0.121 |
 Negative | Ref |  |
Discontinuation of treatment | ||
 Yes | 8.2 (1.1–23.3) | 0.048 |
 No | Ref |  |
Treatment status | ||
 Retreatment | 11.2 (5.2–31.1) | <0.001 |
 New | Ref |  |