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. 2012 Feb 10;89(3):510–518. doi: 10.1007/s11524-011-9659-1

Table 2.

The association between race and depression in the EHDIC-SWB study

Independent variable Model 1 (n = 1,405) Model 2 (n = 1,375) Model 3 (n = 1,363)
African-American 0.62 (0.45–0.85) 0.68 (0.47–0.97) 0.76 (0.52–1.11)
Age 1.00 (1.00–1.02) 1.00 (0.98–1.00) 1.00 (0.98–1.01)
Female 1.46 (1.01–2.10) 1.53 (1.06–2.21)
Married/living as married 0.92 (0.57–1.47) 0.88 (0.54–1.43)
Education level
  Less than HS graduate 1.00 1.00
  HS graduate/GED 0.79 (0.54–1.16) 0.82 (0.56–1.22)
  More than HS graduate/GED 0.75 (0.43–1.33) 0.79 (0.44–1.42)
Income 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 1.00 (1.00–1.00)
Any chronic disease 1.49 (1.00–2.20) 1.51 (1.01–2.25)
Poor/fair health 3.22 (2.22–4.66) 3.08 (2.11–4.48)
Obese 0.96 (0.66–1.39) 1.00 (0.68–1.46)
Drinking status
  Never drink 1.00 1.00
  Former drinker 1.16 (0.68–2.00) 1.13 (0.66–1.95)
  Current drinker 1.14 (0.65–2.00) 1.07 (0.60–1.89)
Smoking status
  Never smoke 1.00 1.00
  Former smoker 0.80 (0.34–1.84) 0.72 (0.30–1.72)
  Current smoker 1.68 (0.93–3.03) 1.61 (0.89–2.92)
Religious service attendance 0.87 (0.78–0.98)

Any chronic disease is based on participant report of being diagnosed with at least one of the following: hypertension, heart disease or heart attack, cancer, stroke, diabetes or sugar diabetes, or breathing problems such as asthma or emphysema