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Table 4 Association between TB/depressive episode groups and health status estimated by multivariable linear regression

From: Depression comorbid with tuberculosis and its impact on health status: cross-sectional analysis of community-based data from 48 low- and middle-income countries

 

TB (-) Depression (+)

 

TB (+) Depression (-)

 

TB (+) Depression (+)

 

b-coefficient (95% CI)

P value

b-coefficient (95% CI)

P value

b-coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Mobility

15.92 (14.81–17.04)

<0.0001

8.63 (6.55–10.71)

<0.0001

27.80 (23.60–31.99)

<0.0001

Self-care

11.96 (10.78–13.13)

<0.0001

5.34 (3.20–7.48)

<0.0001

23.80 (19.11–28.49)

<0.0001

Pain/discomfort

18.70 (17.39–20.00)

<0.0001

10.27 (8.24–12.30)

<0.0001

30.41 (26.97–33.84)

<0.0001

Cognition

16.55 (15.26–17.83)

<0.0001

8.63 (6.35–10.91)

<0.0001

24.24 (20.19–28.28)

<0.0001

Interpersonal activities

12.69 (11.53–13.86)

<0.0001

4.41 (2.34–6.48)

<0.0001

19.45 (14.81–24.09)

<0.0001

Sleep/energy

19.61 (18.37–20.85)

<0.0001

10.32 (7.94–12.70)

<0.0001

29.99 (25.30–34.68)

<0.0001

  1. Reference category is TB (-) Depression (-)
  2. Health status was the outcome and scores ranged from 0 to 100 with higher scores corresponding to worse health status
  3. Models are adjusted for age, sex, education, wealth, household size, location, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, diabetes, and country
  4. TB tuberculosis, CI confidence interval
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