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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2007 Feb 28;103(1-3):267–272. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2007.01.034

Table 2.

Random Effects Logistic Regression Model of Odds of High Depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 16)*

Covariates p-value Odds Ratio 95% C.I.
Status (compared to Premenopausal) 0.005
 Early Perimenopausal 1.30 1.09, 1.55
 Late Perimenopausal 1.71 1.27, 2.30
 Post Menopausal 1.57 1.15, 2.15
 Hormone Therapy Users 1.43 1.10, 1.85
Late Perimenopausal compared to Early Perimenopausal ** 1.32 1.02, 1.69
Ethnicity (compared to White) 0.008
 African American 1.06 0.84, 1.33
 Chinese 0.51 0.33, 0.79
 Hispanic 1.39 0.84, 2.30
 Japanese 1.42 0.93, 2.17
Years since Baseline <0.0001 0.88 0.84, 0.91
Baseline Paying for Basics (compared to Not Hard) <0.0001
 Somewhat Hard 1.67 1.38, 2.01
 Very Hard 2.13 1.59, 2.86
Hot Flashes / Night Sweats <0.0001 1.77 1.51, 2.07
Attitudes (compared to Highly Positive) <0.0001
 Slightly/Somewhat Positive 1.56 1.28, 1.89
 Neutral/Negative 2.96 2.37, 3.70
Psychotropic Medication <0.0001 1.82 1.52, 2.19
Social Support <0.0001 0.83 0.81, 0.84
Very Stressful Life Events (compared to None) <0.0001
 One 2.47 2.12, 2.89
 Two or More 4.46 3.85, 5.16
*

Also in model were site (p=0.19), baseline age (p=.006), overall health (p<0.0001) and smoker (p<0.0001).

**

Postmenopausal compared to late perimenopausal, and to hormone therapy users were nonsignificant