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Table 4 Comparison of risk factors for depression between GPs' patients and psychiatrists' patients (n = 7537)

From: Roles and practices of general practitioners and psychiatrists in management of depression in the community

 

GPs' patients

n = 6104

n (%)

Psychiatrists' patients

n = 1433

n (%)

OR [IC95]*

Serious health problem

   

Yes

642 (10.5)

128 (8.9)

1.0

No

5462 (89.5)

1305 (91.1)

0.96 [0.78 – 1.18]

Death of a person close

   

Yes

822 (14.4)

165 (11.5)

1.0

No

5222 (85.6)

1268 (88.5)

0.86 [0.72 – 1.03]

Physical or sexual abuse

   

Yes

164 (2.7)

46 (3.2)

1.0

No

5940 (97.3)

1387 (96.8)

1.01 [0.79 – 1.54]

Pregnancy-childbirth

   

Yes

151 (2.5)

38 (2.7)

1.0

No

5953 (97.5)

1395 (97.3)

0.88 [0.61 – 1.27]

Divorce, separation or conflict with a partner

   

Yes

1759 (28.8)

399 (27.8)

1.0

No

4345 (71.2)

1034 (72.2)

0.88 [0.78 – 1.01]

Loss of job, unemployment

   

Yes

373 (6.1)

81 (5.7)

1.0

No

5731 (93.9)

1352 (94.3)

0.85 [0.66 – 1.09]

Conflict or harassment at work

   

Yes

760 (12.5)

228 (15.9)

1.0

No

5344 (87.5)

1205 (84.1)

1.23 [1.05 – 1.45]

Overwork

   

Yes

807 (13.2)

178 (12.4)

1.0

No

5297 (86.8)

1255 (87.6)

0.86 [0.73 – 1.02]

Precarious social situation

   

Yes

173 (2.8)

28 (2.0)

1.0

No

5931 (97.2)

1405 (98.0)

0.65 [0.43 – 0.97]

  1. * GPs' patients are the reference, odd ratio adjusted on gender and on age as a quantitative variable