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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2009 Jun 3;54(3):424–432. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.03.017

Table 6. Logistic Regression Model for Major Depressive Episode.

Variable Odds Ratio
(95% confidence interval)
P
Age (/1-y increase) 0.98 (0.94-1.01) 0.2
Employed 0.20 (0.06-0.70) 0.01
Diabetes mellitus 2.09 (1.01-4.33) 0.04
Comorbid psychiatric
 illness*
12.03 (4.79-30.23) <0.001
History of drug or
 alcohol abuse
1.21 (0.57-2.56) 0.6
Serum phosphorus
 (/1-mg/dL increase)
1.34 (0.98-1.82) 0.07

Note: Refers to a current major depressive episode diagnosed by using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The C statistic for the logistic model is 0.797.

*

Refers to the presence of at least 1 psychiatric illness other than depression or drug or alcohol abuse.