Table 5

Change in M-BDI score according to different characteristics

Variable
Linear coefficient (95% CI)
p-value+

Perceived burdens: Isolation*
3.19 (2.51; 3.88)
<0.001
Perceived burdens: Relationships*
0.86 (0.45; 1.26)
<0.001
Perceived burdens: Future*
0.88 (0.45; 1.31)
<0.001
Country


     Germany vs. Bulgaria
-3.97 (-5.16; -2.79)
<0.001
     Poland vs. Bulgaria
-3.70 (-5.05; -2.35)
<0.001
Gender


     Male vs. female
-6.06 (-9.52; -2.60)
0.001
Academic performance at the university


     Better vs. worse
-2.74 (-4.27; -1.20)
<0.001
     Equal vs. worse
-3.88 (-5.21; -2.54)
<0.001
Perceived stress# (female)
13.27 (11.69; 14.85)
<0.001
Perceived stress# (male)
17.05 (14.60; 19.50)
<0.001

* per unit change, scale from 1 = 'Not at all' to 6 = 'Very much');

+ Wald-test;

# per unit change, scale from 0 = 'Never' to 4 = 'Very often'.

Mikolajczyk et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:19   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-19