Table 4

Crude and adjusted ORs of attrition in relation to psychological and physical illnesses and other variables measured at baseline

VariablesAttrition at 6 months (model 1)*Not located at 6 months (model 4)Attrition at 12 months (model 2)Attrition at 12 months (model 6)§
Unadjusted ORAdjusted ORUnadjusted ORAdjusted ORUnadjusted ORAdjusted ORUnadjusted ORAdjusted OR
OR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CIOR95% CI
Major depression at baseline1.080.90 to 1.290.940.68 to 1.291.401.01 to 1.951.280.80 to 2.031.140.96 to 1.361.070.79 to 1.451.230.93 to 1.620.880.58 to 1.33
Anxiety
Panic attack1.080.84 to 1.391.230.84 to 1.791.180.73 to 1.901.080.85 to 1.371.160.80 to 1.670.970.64 to 1.47
Generalised anxiety disorder1.080.84 to 1.391.170.78 to 1.780.880.53 to 1.461.010.79 to 1.290.940.62 to 1.420.960.62 to 1.45
Other anxiety disorders0.960.74 to 1.250.990.66 to 1.481.230.76 to 1.981.040.81 to 1.330.980.66 to 1.471.230.83 to 1.84
Alcohol problems
No problem1.001.001.001.001.001.00
Misuse1.401.05 to 1.860.760.46 to 1.271.670.98 to 2.840.790.35 to 1.791.661.26 to 2.180.900.55 to 1.461.460.94 to 2.290.850.43 to 1.68
Dependant1.490.89 to 2.501.920.83 to 4.430.940.31 to 2.830.660.13 to 3.322.171.31 to 3.592.761.18 to 6.442.170.99 to 4.712.120.75 to 6.02
Long-standing illness, disability or infirmity0.960.86 to 1.090.980.79 to 1.220.850.67 to 1.080.960.68 to 1.360.960.85 to 1.091.050.85 to 1.300.920.76 to 1.12
Quality of life (SF-12)
Physical (range 0–100)1.0010.995 to 1.0060.9930.984 to 1.0031.0111.001 to 1.0221.0010.991 to 1.0210.9980.993 to 1.0040.9920.983 to 1.0020.9930.985 to 1.0020.9900.978 to 1.003
Mental (range 0–100)0.9940.989 to 0.9990.9970.988 to 1.0061.0000.991 to 1.0100.9940.990 to 0.9990.9970.988 to 1.0060.9950.986 to 1.0100.9980.986 to 1.003
Lifetime depression0.870.77 to 0.980.820.67 to 0.990.730.58 to 0.920.600.43 to 0.840.930.83 to 1.050.900.74 to 1.101.080.89 to 1.321.110.81 to 1.53
Serious psychological problems in family members
 Father0.960.78 to 1.240.780.53 to 1.140.700.42 to 1.150.360.16 to 0.821.000.80 to 1.250.850.59 to 1.231.010.71 to 1.45
 Mother0.990.85 to 1.170.990.77 to 1.281.070.79 to 1.460.950.81 to 1.110.980.77 to 1.261.080.84 to 1.39
 Brothers1.050.86 to 1.290.990.72 to 1.351.100.76 to 1.610.970.80 to 1.180.940.69 to 1.280.970.68 to 1.36
 Sisters0.910.76 to 1.091.080.83 to 1.400.700.49 to 1.010.750.47 to 1.200.900.75 to 1.061.140.89 to 1.480.900.66 to 1.171.000.68 to 1.48
Family suicide
 Father0.630.26 to 1.520.490.13 to 1.861.090.30 to 3.980.550.23 to 1.320.400.10 to 1.490.540.12 to 2.44
 Mother1.180.27 to 5.190.750.07 to 8.262.100.21 to 21.20.990.26 to 4.360.540.04 to 6.471.880.20 to 18.0
 Brothers1.210.62 to 2.371.430.57 to 3.591.160.32 to 4.231.000.51 to 1.951.360.55 to 3.360.700.20 to 2.37
 Sisters0.910.33 to 2.541.320.32 to 5.500.670.08 to 5.680.420.13 to 1.320.310.06 to 1.731.100.23 to 5.21
Religious/spiritual beliefs
Religious1.001.001.001.001.00
Spiritual1.150.97 to 1.361.210.95 to 1.530.860.62 to 1.181.150.98 to 1.351.150.91 to 1.461.120.86 to 1.450.620.43 to 0.88
Neither religious nor spiritual1.140.97 to 1.351.010.60 to 1.711.110.83 to 1.501.211.03 to 1.420.920.55 to 1.511.180.91 to 1.540.980.69 to 1.40
Higher religious/spiritual intensity1.020.97 to 1.071.091.02 to 1.170.980.89 to 1.071.040.99 to 1.091.181.10 to 1.261.000.93 to 1.081.070.90 to 1.29
Discrimination experienced**
01.001.001.001.001.001.001.001.00
11.301.05 to 1.601.341.00 to 1.901.841.29 to 2.621.621.10 to 2.401.351.11 to 1.661.160.82 to 1.641.350.96 to 1.891.160.72 to 1.86
21.350.91 to 2.031.210.66 to 2.241.700.83 to 3.491.550.72 to 3.341.611.09 to 2.381.610.89 to 2.912.031.14 to 3.621.180.53 to 2.61
>20.850.47 to 1.930.200.02 to 1.911.120.25 to 5.030.680.14 to 3.281.130.56 to 2.190.260.05 to 1.401.880.75 to 4.721.240.81 to 1.15
Childhood abuse
 Physical††1.030.96 to 1.111.040.90 to 1.201.120.98 to 1.271.100.87 to 1.391.091.02 to 1.171.070.94 to 1.241.141.02 to 1.270.960.81 to 1.15
 Psychological††1.010.95 to 1.070.940.83 to 1.071.080.97 to 1.201.060.87 to 1.301.020.96 to 1.080.900.80 to 1.011.010.92 to 1.11
 Sexual††0.850.69 to 1.030.810.59 to 1.130.750.49 to 1.150.670.37 to 1.191.080.90 to 1.281.020.77 to 1.351.441.16 to 1.791.320.99 to 1.77
  • Multilevel logistic regression.

  • * Interviewed=3804/not interviewed=1638.

  • Interviewed=3804/not located (313) + moved (57)=370.

  • Interviewed=3567/not interviewed=1875.

  • § Interviewed=3300/not interviewed=504.

  • Range from 1 (weakly held) to 6 (strongly held).

  • ** The type of discrimination included skin colour or ethnicity, sex, age, appearance, handicap or sexual orientation.

  • †† Codes 1 (never), 2 (seldom), 3 (sometimes), 4 (often), 5 (frequently).

  • Figures in bold p<0.05.