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Table 2 Linear regression model displaying the association between mentalisation and depressive symptoms, adjusted for socio-demographic factors and co-morbid BPD symptoms

From: Impaired mentalizing in depression and the effects of borderline personality disorder on this relationship

Regression On Depressive Symptoms

Coefficient (95% Ci)

Β – standardised coefficient (95% Ci)

P Value

Mentalisation – MZQ (Per unit increase – improvement in mentalizing)

−0.25 (− 0.09 to − 0.40)

−0.18 (− 0.07 to − 0.29)

0.002

Borderline Symptoms – PAI-BOR (Per unit increase – more borderline symptoms)

0.62 (0.50 to 0.73)

0.62 (0.50 to 0.74)

< 0.001

Age (Per Year)

0.03 (−0.11 to 0.18)

0.02 (−0.07 to 0.11)

0.65

Years In Education (Per Year)

0.13 (−0.33 to 0.58)

0.02 (−0.06 to 0.11)

0.58

Ethnicity

Test for overall effect: p = 0.95

White

Baseline

  

Black

0.07 (−4.38 to 4.53)

0.00 (−0.27 to 0.27)

0.98

Mixed

0.17 (−4.39 to 4.73)

0.01 (−0.27 to 0.29)

0.94

Asian

−0.02 (−4.52 to 4.47)

0.00 (− 0.27 to 0.27)

0.99

Other

−3.07 (−10.67 to 4.53)

−0.19 (− 0.65 to 0.27)

0.43

Gender

Test for overall effect: p = 0.25

Male

Baseline

  

Female

2.61 (−0.58 to 5.79)

0.16 (−0.04 to 0.35)

0.11

Other

2.68 (−9.82 to 15.18)

0.16 (−0.60 to 0.92)

0.67

Household Income

Test for overall effect: p = 0.67

Less Than £20,000

Baseline

  

£20,000 To £35,000

0.54 (−3.20 to 4.29)

0.03 (−0.19 to 0.26)

0.78

More Than £35,000

1.48 (−1.91 to 4.86)

0.09 (−0.12 to 0.30)

0.39

Employment

Test for overall effect: p = 0.08

Employed

Baseline

  

Student/Apprentice

1.80 (−1.99 to 5.60)

0.11 (−0.12 to 0.34)

0.35

Retired/Carer

1.81 (−6.15 to 9.76)

0.11 (−0.37 to 0.59)

0.66

Unemployed

4.55 (0.99 to 8.10)

0.28 (0.06 to 0.49)

0.01

Constant

1.12

  

Number of Observations

245

  

Adjusted R2

0.61