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. 2010 Apr 1;39(4):1016–1024. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyq050

Table 2.

Depression as a predictor of CHD and CBVD

Depression CHD
CBVD
No. of events/no. of participants HR (95% CI) No. of events/no. of participants HR (95% CI)
Model 1
    Not depressed (BDI ≤ 9) 138/18 720 1.00 100/18 720 1.00
    Depressed (BDI ≥ 10) 65/4562 1.66 (1.24–2.24)*** 29/4562 1.01 (0.67–1.53)
    BDI score (continuous) 203/23 282 1.04 (1.02–1.06)*** 129/23 282 1.01 (0.99–1.04)
    Filled antidepressant prescriptions 19/927 2.04 (1.27–3.27)** 11/927 1.77 (0.95–3.29)
Model 2
    Not depressed (BDI ≤ 9) 138/18 720 1.00 100/18 720 1.00
    Depressed (BDI ≥ 10) 65/4562 1.51 (1.11–2.03)** 29/4562 0.92 (0.61–1.40)
    BDI score (continuous) 203/23 282 1.04 (1.02–1.06)*** 129/23 282 1.01 (0.98–1.04)
    Filled antidepressant prescriptions 19/927 1.86 (1.15–2.99)** 11/927 1.61 (0.86–3.00)
Model 3
    Not depressed (BDI ≤ 9) 138/18 720 1.00 100/18 720 1.00
    Depressed (BDI ≥ 10) 65/4562 1.62 (1.20–2.18)*** 29/4562 0.93 (0.60–1.42)
    BDI score (continuous) 203/23 282 1.04 (1.02–1.06)*** 129/23 282 0.98 (0.96–1.01)
    Filled antidepressant prescriptions 19/927 1.89 (1.18–3.05)** 11/927 1.61 (0.86–3.00)
Model 4
    Not depressed (BDI ≤ 9) 138/18 720 1.00 100/18 720 1.00
    Depressed (BDI ≥ 10) 65/4562 1.47 (1.08–1.99)** 29/4562 0.87 (0.57–1.32)
    BDI score (continuous) 203/23 282 1.03 (1.02–1.05)*** 129/23 282 0.98 (0.95–1.00)
    Filled antidepressant prescriptions 19/927 1.72 (1.06–2.77)* 11/927 1.52 (0.81–2.84)

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.

Model 1: HR adjusted for sex, age and education.

Model 2: Model 1 additionally adjusted for alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle and smoking.

Model 3: Model 1 additionally adjusted for obesity, hypertension or diabetes and incident CHD or incident CBVD.

Model 4: HR adjusted for all aforementioned variables.