Table 4

Association with being referred for psychological assessment

CovariateUnivariate ORP valueMultivariate OR
PHQ-9
P valueMultivariate OR
GAD-7
P value
Age
30–39Reference
40–590.63 (0.18, 2.23)0.475
>600.66 (0.21, 2.09)0.482
Female (vs male)1.38 (0.75, 2.56)0.303
Education level
ElementaryReferenceReferenceReference
Primary5.50 (1.25, 24.2)0.0249.52 (2.04, 44.6)0.0046.94 (1.50, 32.1)0.013
Secondary3.54 (0.79, 15.9)0.0995.70 (1.20, 27.1)0.0294.33 (0.92, 20.4)0.064
University1.35 (0.22, 8.44)0.7502.90 (0.43, 19.8)0.2771.69 (0.26, 11.2)0.587
PHQ-9
0–4ReferenceReference
5–93.15 (1.23, 8.07)0.0173.30 (1.27, 8.57)0.014
≥1016.0 (6.53, 39.2)<0.00118.6 (2.03, 27.1)<0.001
GAD-7
0–4ReferenceReference
5–93.94 (1.58, 9.82)0.0034.17 (1.65, 10.5)0.002
≥1015.3 (6.12, 37.9)<0.00116.4 (6.50, 41.4)<0.001
  • GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9.