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Table 3 Logistic regression with endpoint: awareness of depressive symptomatology (patient and GP characteristics)

From: Factors associated with general practitioners’ awareness of depression in primary care patients with heart failure: baseline-results from the observational RECODE-HF study

 

Patient and GP characteristics

Variable

p-value

Odds-Ratio [CI]

Patient characteristics

Age

0.970

1.000 [0.975; 1.024]

Sex (male)

0.430

1.226 [0.740; 2.031]

Education (CASMIN) (Primary)

0.001

 

Secondary

0.001

2.782 [1.542; 5.017]

Tertiary

0.021

3.599 [1.217; 10.642]

Employment (not employed)

0.517

1.390 [0.513; 3.767]

Health insurance (statutory)

0.973

 

 Private

0.944

0.955 [0.270; 3.376]

 Social security office

0.823

0.714 [0.037; 13.824]

Living situation (living alone)

0.651

 

 together with others in private household

0.788

1.082 [0.609; 1.924]

 living in an institution

0.354

1.812 [0.516; 6.367]

NYHA Class III-IV (reference Class I-II)

<0.001

2.518 [1.498; 4.231]

Comorbidity score

0.379

0.958 [0.870; 1.054]

PHQ-9

0.027

1.075 [1.008; 1.147]

History of Depression

<0.001

6.181 [3.562; 10.723]

Number of GP contacts (last 6 months)

0.028

1.036 [1.004; 1.070]

GP-consultations due to emotional distress within the last 6 months (no)

<0.001

3.185 [1.930; 5.256]

Familiarity of patient

0.400

1.062 [0.923; 1.221]

Perceived social support (ESSI)

0.764

1.007 [0.964; 1.051]

GP characteristics

Sex (male)

0.826

1.067 [0.598; 1.905]

Years of work experience

0.937

0.999 [0.974; 1.025]

Number of GPs practicing in the medical practice

0.942

1.008 [0.805; 1.263]

Additional qualification in psychology/psychiatry (no)

0.442

0.787 [0.427; 1.450]

Constant

0.002

0.017

  1. Bold letters significant association, CI 95% Confidence Interval, N = 417, R2 = 0.335