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Table 5 Probable depression crude ORs for flood exposure and financial factors: univariable logistic regression (n = 653)

From: Cross sectional analysis of depression amongst Australian rural business owners following cyclone-related flooding

 

Probable Depression OR (95% CI)

P value

2017 Flood Exposure

 Business flooded (missing = 0)

Not flooded

REF

 

Flooded

2.39 (1.57–3.63)

< 0.001

 Evacuated business (missing = 0)

No

REF

 

Yes

2.22 (1.46–3.37)

< 0.001

 Degree of flooding to business (n = 646, missing = 7)

 

< 0.001

Not flooded

REF

 

Water in some areas but not all

0.61 (0.18–2.06)

0.428

Water below knee in entire business

0.73 (0.17–3.24)

0.638

Water between knee and head height in entire business

2.90 (1.71–4.91)

< 0.001

Water above head height in entire business

3.92 (2.20–6.97)

< 0.001

 Liveable area of home flooded or damaged (missing = 0)

No

REF

 

Yes

3.87 (2.47–6.05)

< 0.001

 Home evacuation (n = 649, missing = 4)

No

REF

 

Yes

5.08 (3.15–8.20)

< 0.001

 Any length of displacement from home (missing = 0)

No

REF

 

Yes

4.45 (2.70–7.32)

< 0.001

 Business cumulative effect (missing = 0)

 

< 0.001

Business neither flooded nor evacuated

REF

 

Business flooded or evacuated

1.61 (0.93–2.80)

0.092

Business flooded and evacuated

2.98 (1.85–4.81)

< 0.001

 Business and home cumulative effect (missing = 0)

 

< 0.001

Neither business nor home flooded

REF

 

Business or home flooded

3.63 (2.23–5.92)

< 0.001

Business and home flooded

6.47 (3.41–12.28)

< 0.001

Flood-Related Financial Factors

 Insurance disputes/rejections (missing = 0)

No

REF

 

Yes

4.99 (2.81–8.88)

< 0.001

 Flood effect on income (missing = 0)

 

< 0.001

No effect

0.92 (0.54–1.59)

0.773

Income reduced after flood, but now back to normal

REF

 

Income remains reduced

3.71 (2.02–6.78)

< 0.001

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