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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2010 Dec 17;72(5):650–659. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.12.005

Table 3.

Odds of depression at Wave 2 based on unhealthy behaviors and past-year stressful life events at Wave 1, by race and sex, among non-Hispanic U.S.-born Blacks (N=6,065) and non-Hispanic U.S.-born Whites (N=19,216) in the general population

White (N=19216) Black (N=6065) Two way interaction between race and unhealthy behavior
AOR (95% C.I.) AOR (95% C.I.)
No stressors Alcohol abuse/dependence or at least weekly binge drinking 0.92 (0.54-1.55) 1.85 (0.47-7.23) 0.49, df=2, 0.61
Non-pathological drinking 1.04 (0.78-1.38) 0.88 (0.34-2.29)
Abstention from alcohol 1.00 1.00
Nicotine dependence 1.79 (1.20-2.65) 1.58 (0.50-4.99) 0.19, df=2, 0.82
Non-pathological nicotine use 1.20 (0.82-1.75) 1.66 (0.69-3.98)
No nicotine use 1.00 1.00
BMI ≥35 1.29 (0.80-2.09) 0.49 (0.21-1.14) 1.98, df=2, 0.15
BMI >25-<35 0.90 (0.69-1.18) 0.49 (0.26-0.93)
BMI ≤25 1.00 1.00
High unhealthy behavior count 1.60 (0.91-2.82) 0.58 (0.13-2.52) 3.35, df=2, 0.04
Low unhealthy behavior count 1.39 (0.97-2.01) 0.42 (0.18-0.96)
No unhealthy behaviors 1.00 1.00
1-2 stressors Alcohol abuse/dependence or at least weekly binge drinking 1.15 (0.84-1.57) 0.60 (0.32-1.15) 1.50, df=2, 0.23
Non-pathological drinking 0.93 (0.76-1.13) 0.75 (0.46-1.21)
Abstention from alcohol 1.00 1.00
Nicotine dependence 1.65 (1.28-2.12) 1.26 (0.74-2.12) 0.34, df=2, 0.71
Non-pathological nicotine use 1.04 (0.79-1.38) 1.22 (0.57-2.60)
No nicotine use 1.00 1.00
BMI ≥35 1.11 (0.81-1.53) 1.30 (0.82-2.08) 0.98, df=2, 0.38
BMI >25-<35 1.09 (0.91-1.31) 0.92 (0.64-1.32)
BMI ≤25 1.00 1.00
High unhealthy behavior count 1.38 (0.93-2.04) 1.24 (0.53-2.90) 0.38, df=2, p=0.69
Low unhealthy behavior count 1.06 (0.79-1.43) 1.29 (0.74-2.24)
No unhealthy behaviors 1.00 1.00
3 or more stressors Alcohol abuse/dependence or at least weekly binge drinking 1.20 (0.90-1.60) 1.18 (0.69-2.04) 0.22, df=2, 0.80
Non-pathological drinking 0.96 (0.76-1.22) 0.82 (0.55-1.21)
Abstention from alcohol 1.00 1.00
Nicotine dependence 1.44 (1.15-1.80) 0.96 (0.62-1.48) 1.90, df=2, 0.16
Non-pathological nicotine use 0.94 (0.71-1.24) 0.62 (0.37-1.05)
No nicotine use 1.00 1.00
BMI ≥35 1.81 (1.39-2.37) 1.19 (0.73-1.94) 1.49, df=2, 0.23
BMI >25-<35 1.43 (1.18-1.74) 1.21 (0.83-1.77)
BMI ≤25 1.00 1.00
High unhealthy behavior count 2.03 (1.26-3.27) 1.12 (0.52-2.45) 1.36 df=2, 0.26
Low unhealthy behavior count 1.39 (0.92-2.11) 1.13 (0.57-2.25)
No unhealthy behaviors 1.00 1.00
Three way interctions Stress by race by
Alcohol consumption 0.55, df=12, 0.87
Nicotine consumption 0.91, df=12, 0.54
BMI 2.11, df=12, 0.03
UHB count 1.02, df=12, 0.44

Bold text indicates statistical significance at p<0.05

AOR = odds ratio adjusted for age, sex, past-year personal income, education, region of residence, and major depression at Wave 1