Table 2.

HRs with 95% CIs for the association between the single item ‘I felt depressed’ score and mortality

Depression measure	Risk of mortality
	Events/ participants (n)	HR (95%CI)	Percentage of reduction
Model 1
Single-item score	650/14185	1.25 (1.13–1.37)***	–
Model 2
Single-item score	650/14185	1.16 (1.06–1.28)**	36
Model 3
Single-item score	650/14185	1.23 (1.12–1.35)***	8
Model 4
Single-item score	650/14185	1.15 (1.05–1.27)**	40

Model 1: HR adjusted for sex, age, occupational position

Model 2: Model 1 additionally adjusted for alcohol, smoking, physical acrivity, BMI

Model 3: Model 1 additionally adjusted for hypertension, CVD, diabetes, dyslipidemia

Model 4: Model 1 additionally adjusted for all aforementioned covariates

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001