Table 4

Multivariate regression analysis of factors predicting symptoms of major depression among emergency department patients in Belgrade, Serbia, and Laplje Selo, Kosovo, three years post-war (N = 562)

Characteristic

Depression

OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

18–34

1.000

0.005

35–54

1.582

0.976–2.564

55+

2.599

1.448–4.667

Gender

Male

1.000

0.323

Female

1.265

0.793–2.018

Place of birth

Serbia

1.000

0.470

Kosovo

1.450

0.530–3.970

Elsewhere

0.743

0.358–1.539

Refugee status during NATO bombing

Was not a refugee

1.000

0.109

Was a refugee for ≤ 30 days

1.362

0.617–3.003

Was a refugee for > 30 days

2.208

1.029–4.739

Live in same house as before NATO bombing

Yes

1.000

0.377

No

1.281

0.739–2.222

Education

High School education or more

1.000

0.142

Less than High School education

1.404

0.893–2.207

Total combined household income last year

>500 German Deutsche Marks (DEM)

1.000

0.808

250–500 DEM

0.997

0.584–1.703

<250 DEM

1.165

0.666–2.036

Employment before NATO bombing

Yes

1.000

0.169

No

1.432

0.858–2.389

Currently employed

Yes

1.000

0.047

No

1.662

1.006–2.744

Social support

High

1.000

0.025

Moderate

1.678

1.040–2.707

Low

3.334

1.000–11.117

Site of data collection

Belgrade

1.000

0.637

Laplje Selo

1.269

0.472–3.410

Nelson et al. BMC Medicine 2004 2:22   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-2-22