Research Article

Epidemiology of Depression and Associated Factors among Asthma Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Bivariate and multivariate logistic analysis result of study subjects among asthma patients at governmental hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017.

Variable DepressionCOR(CI) AOR(CI)P value
YesNo

Marital status
 Married58(14.32224(55.31)11
 Widowed15(3.71)67(16.54)1.598(0.769,3.323)0.082(0.001,4.690)0.225
Single 12(2.96)28(7.16)1.865(1.461,2.623)1.63(1. 8-3.493)0.01

Cardiac illness
 No12(2.96)46(11.34)11
Yes 8(1.97)12(2.96)2.556(0.853,7.656)6.249(1.145,24.109)0.03

Asthma symptom control level
 Well controlled10(2.47)99(24.44)11
 Partly controlled28(6.91)142(35.6)1.952(0.907,4.200)1.020(0.163,6.360)0.983
Uncontrolled47(11.60)79(19.51) 5.890(2.799,8.392)7.884(1.114,19.025)0.04

Sex
 Male18(4.44)114(28.15)111
 Female67(16.54)206(50.86)2.060(1.167,3.637)5.570(0.00,6.495)0.988

Social support
 Strong12(2.96) 44(10.86)11
 Poor60(14.81)151(37.28)1.457(0.720,2.948)2.141(0.295,15.548)0.452
 Moderate13(3.21)125(30.86)0.381(0.162,0.898)0.099(0.006,1.559)0.100

Substance use

 Yes2(0.49)22(5.4)11

 No83(21.23)298(73.58)3.064(0.706,13.296)0.00(0.00,0.001)0.998

Prednisolone
 Yes6(1.48)44(10.86)11
 No79(19.51)276(68.14)2.099(0.863,5.106)0.154(0.007,3.233)0.228
Beclomethasone

 No57(14.7)17611

 Yes28(6.91)1410.624(0.377,1.032)0.611(0.109,3.418)0.575
Past Psychiatric history
 Yes2(0.49)2(0.449)11
 No83(20.49)318(78.52)0.261(0.036,1.881)0.147(0.002,10.664)0.380

Statistically significant at p value<0.05; Hosmer and Lemeshow test at p value=0.192.