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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 31.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2008 May 27;18(7):531–537. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.03.006

Table 6.

Association (odds ratio comparing top to bottom quintile) between 5 Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scales and Depression, Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health and Social Isolation: Alameda County Study, 1994

Odds Ratio (Q1 vs Q5) Depression 95% CI Self-Rated Health 95% CI Social Isolation 95% CI
Purpose in Life 7.72 3.29–18.10 4.27 2.27–8.06 2.29 1.35–3.88
Self-Acceptance * * 4.13 2.09–8.16 3.17 1.78–5.64
Personal Growth 9.12 4.42–18.81 4.26 2.54–7.13 1.96 1.26–3.07
Environmental Mastery 24.50 8.72–68.41 7.10 3.87–13.01 2.88 1.80–4.59
Autonomy 3.10 1.77–5.44 1.39 0.83–2.33 1.06 0.66–1.70
*

Could not be estimated because of absence of depressed people in top quintile

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