Table 3.

Association of depression with demographic and other characteristics: Generalized linear modeling results (N=3,061)

		Depression vs. No depression IRR (95% CI)
Age group: vs. 65–74
	75–84	0.92 (0.82–1.03)
	85+	0.69 (0.56–0.85)***
Race/ethnicity: vs. Non-Hispanic White
	Black	0.85 (0.61–1.17)
	Hispanic	1.27 (0.94–1.72)
	Asian	1.05 (0.81–1.34)
	Other	0.98 (0.55–1.76)
Marital status: vs. Married
	Divorced/separated	0.98 (0.87–1.10)
	Widowed	0.97 (0.85–1.10)
	Never married	0.88 (0.71–1.08)
	Missing	0.92 (0.52–1.62)
Education: vs. ≥ High school
	Some college or associate degree	1.02 (0.90–1.15)
	Bachelor’s degree or higher	1.01 (0.90–1.13)
	Missing	1.02 (0.75–1.40)
Region: vs. Northeast
	Midwest	0.98 (0.85–1.14)
	South	0.96 (0.83–1.11)
	West	0.86 (0.74–0.99)*
	Puerto Rico or missing	0.90 (0.53–1.54)
Anxiety disorder		1.50 (1.33–1.69)***
Bipolar disorder		1.07 (0.89–1.28)
Alcohol use problem/addiction		1.05 (0.87–1.26)
Other substance use problem		0.98 (0.80–1.19)
History of suicidal thoughts		1.22 (1.10–1.35)***
History of suicide attempt		1.27 (1.14–1.41)***
Suicide precipitants
	Physical health problem	1.06 (0.96–1.17)
	Relationship problem	1.12 (0.98–1.28)
	Bereavement problem	1.45 (1.27–1.65)***
	Job, finance, or housing problem	1.07 (0.90–1.27)

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