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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;19(1):49–57. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.10.002

Table 3. Adjusted mean differences in Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression (CES-D) score associated with individual and neighborhood characteristics at baseline, the MESA Study 2000-2002 (n=2609).

MEN* WOMEN*
Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 0.28 (-1.13, 1.68) 1.32 (-0.12, 2.76)
African American -0.59 (-1.48, 0.31) -0.62 (-1.57, 0.33)
White Ref. Ref.
Age 45-54 2.62 (1.36, 3.88) 3.21 (1.76, 4.67)
55-64 1.50 (0.27, 2.74) 1.20 (-0.22, 2.63)
65-74 1.08 (-0.10, 2.26) -1.19 (-2.55, 0.17)
75-84 Ref. Ref.
p-value, trend <0.01 <0.01
Annual Income <20,000 2.24 (0.78, 3.70) 4.94 (3.34, 6.53)
20,000-34,999 2.08 (0.84, 3.32) 2.94 (1.51, 4.37)
35,000-49,999 0.56 (-0.59, 1.70) 2.11 (0.71, 3.52)
50,000-74,999 0.22 (-0.80, 1.23) 1.18 (-0.22, 2.58)
75,000+ Ref. Ref.
p-value, trend <0.01 <0.01
Education <High School 0.57 (-0.93, 2.06) 2.58 (0.88, 4.28)
Completed High School 0.60 (-0.62, 1.82) 1.07 (-0.33, 2.47)
Some College/Associate/Trade -0.17 (-1.28, 0.94) 0.48 (-0.78, 1.75)
Bachelor's Degree 0.29 (-0.81, 1.38) 0.00 (-1.42, 1.41)
Graduate/Professional Degree Ref. Ref.
p-value, trend 0.24 <0.01
Neighborhood Score per SD -1.01 (-1.85, -0.17) -1.08 (-1.88, -0.28)
*

Models include race/ethnicity, age, income, highest education achieved, and neighborhood summary score. Estimates are therefore adjusted for all the variables in the table. Mean differences for categorical variables are differences as compared to the reference group for each variable.