Table 3

Univariate and multivariate analyses of anxiety and depressive symptom with number of chronic diseases among adults (N=2867)

CharacteristicsAnxiety and depressive symptoms
n (%)COR95% CIAOR95% CI
Number of chronic diseases
 None152 (24.6)11
 1192 (23.7)0.950.74 to 1.210.890.69 to 1.14
 2181 (25.5)1.050.81 to 1.340.980.76 to 1.27
 3134 (29.8)1.300.99 to 1.711.200.90 to 1.59
 476 (42.2)2.241.58 to 3.171.921.33 to 2.78
 5+51 (50.0)3.061.99 to 4.702.621.66 to 4.13
  • AOR for all variables with p value <0.250 in univariate analysis (age, gender, education, occupation, marital status, number of children, ethnicity, home status, smoking status and visiting faith healer).

  • AOR, adjusted OR;AOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio; COR, Crude/unadjusted Odds Ratio.