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. 2025 May 30;13:1593957. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1593957

Table 3.

Multivariate model of negative binomial regression: predicting depressive symptoms (CESD-11).

Variable Depression
Estimate IRR (95% CI)
Loneliness
34 < (reference) 1
35–49 0.21*** 1.24 (1.20, 1.28)
50–64 0.44*** 1.55 (1.49, 1.61)
65=> 0.66*** 1.94 (1.74, 2.16)
Commute time (min)
30 < (reference) 1
30 => −0.01 0.98 (0.96, 1.01)
Work satisfaction
1 (reference) 1
2 −0.01* 0.91 (0.83, 0.98)
3 −0.14*** 0.86 (0.80, 0.93)
4 −0.19*** 0.82 (0.76, 0.89)
5 −0.16*** 0.84 (0.77, 0.93)
Job–major alignment
Not at all (reference) 1
Somewhat −0.00 0.99 (0.96, 1.02)
Perfect 0.01 1.00 (0.97, 1.05)
Experience of workplace bullying
No (reference) 1
Yes 0.08*** 1.09 (1.04, 1.14)
Number of employees
1–4 (reference) 1
5–299 −0.01 0.98 (0.95, 1.03)
300 or more −0.03 0.97 (0.93, 1.01)
Gender
Female (reference) 1
Male −0.03* 0.96 (0.94, 0.99)
Age
18–25 (reference) 1
26–29 −0.02 0.97 (0.92, 1.02)
30–32 −0.03 0.98 (0.93, 1.03)
33–36 −0.04 0.97 (0.91, 1.02)
Marital status
Not married (reference) 1
Married 0.04 1.04 (0.99, 1.08)
Divorced or separated −0.01 0.98 (0.84, 1.15)
Household
Cohabit (reference) 1
Single 0.02 1.01 (0.98, 1.05)
Education
High school or less (reference) 1
College −0.02 0.97 (0.93, 1.01)
Graduate level −0.01 0.98 (0.92, 1.04)
Homeownership
Non-owner (reference) 1
Owner −0.03* 1.02 (0.98, 1.05)
Subjective income level
1–2 (reference) 1
3–4 −0.08** 0.92 (0.87, 0.97)
5–6 −0.12*** 0.87 (0.83, 0.92)
7–8 −0.14*** 0.86 (0.81, 0.91)
9–10 0.01 1.01 (0.90, 1.14)

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.