Table 2.

Hazard ratios (95% CI) for perceived financial strain and depression among women who were not classified as depressed at the baseline interview and who reported never having been treated for depression in the past

Perceived financial strain (3 groups)	Crude hazard ratio	Hazard ratio adjusteda including benefits	Hazard ratio adjusteda excluding benefits
Living comfortably	1 (baseline)	1 (baseline)	1 (baseline)
Just about getting by	1.36 (1.01–1.83)	1.13 (0.83–1.53)	1.22 (0.90–1.64)
Finding it difficult	2.16 (1.14–4.11)	1.58 (0.82–3.05)	1.83 (0.96–3.49)
	Ptrend = 0.004	Ptrend = 0.19	Ptrend = 0.05

^aFor qualifications and perceived stress