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. 2024 Oct 5;3(4):e70020. doi: 10.1002/pcn5.70020

Table 2.

Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis of the development of depressive symptoms in subjects without depressive symptoms in 2017 (n = 3190).

Percentage of subjects who developed depressive symptoms Crude Adjusted
n % OR 95% CI p‐value AOR 95% CI p‐value
Sex
Women 15 1.9 1.94 1.01 3.74 0.05 2.16 1.01 4.60 0.05
Men 23 1.0 1.00 1.00
Age 1.10 0.86 1.40 0.46 0.94 0.56 1.58 0.81
Nationality
Foreign 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Japanese 38 1.2 1.00 1.00
Faculty 0.36 0.53
Arts 12 1.0 0.56 0.25 1.29 0.66 0.27 1.63
Science 15 1.1 0.65 0.30 1.41 1.00 0.40 2.50
Medicine 11 1.7 1.00 1.00
Admission year 0.23 0.59
2017 18 0.9 1.00 1.00
2016 14 1.7 1.92 0.95 3.87 1.53 0.58 4.03
2015 2 1.0 1.11 0.25 4.80 0.71 0.07 7.66
Before 2014 4 2.0 2.19 0.73 6.53 2.98 0.33 26.97
BMI 0.41 0.39
<18.5 5 1.0 0.88 0.33 2.29 0.81 0.31 2.16
18.5–24.9 26 1.1 1.00 1.00
≥25 5 2.0 1.85 0.70 4.86 1.89 0.68 5.21
SRH
Poor 4 4.4 4.14 1.44 11.94 0.01 2.60 0.77 8.74 0.12
Fair 34 1.1 1.00 1.00
Skipping breakfast
Yes 12 1.6 1.46 0.73 2.91 0.28 1.02 0.45 2.35 0.96
No 26 1.1 1.00 1.00
Lack of exercise
Yes 13 1.3 1.17 0.59 2.29 0.65 0.76 0.36 1.60 0.47
No 25 1.1 1.00 1.00
Poor satisfaction with sleep
Yes 17 3.0 3.89 2.04 7.42 0.00 4.09 1.96 8.53 <0.01
No 21 0.8 1.00 1.00
Smoking
Yes 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
No 38 1.2 1.00 1.00
Alcohol drinking
Yes 5 0.9 0.69 0.27 1.77 0.43 0.37 0.11 1.24 0.11
No 33 1.3% 1.00 1.00

Note: A series of logistic regression analyses to examine the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors at the baseline and the development of depressive symptoms at follow‐up. Adjusted for sex, age group, nationality, faculty, admission year, BMI, SRH, skipping breakfast, lack of exercise, poor satisfaction with sleep, smoking, and alcohol drinking.

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SRH, self‐rated health.