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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2012 Dec 21;148(0):188–195. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.11.059

Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals depicting the relationship between baseline alcohol use disorder, cannabis use disorder, and co-occurring alcohol and cannabis use disorder with incident major depressive disorder.

Incident Major Depressive Disorder

Substance use disorder at baseline Unadjusted Adjusted^

ORa (95% CIb) aORa (95% CI)
AUDc 1.07 (0.98–1.25) 1.35 (1.15–1.60)*
Alcohol abuse 0.86 (0.72–1.05) 1.14 (0.94–1.38)
Alcohol dependence 1.54 (1.25–1.90)* 1.75 (1.40–2.19)*
CUDd 2.02 (1.35–3.04)* 1.78 (1.17–2.71)*
Cannabis abuse 1.68 (1.13–2.50)* 1.49 (0.99–2.26)
Cannabis dependence 8.39 (2.15–32.76)* 6.61 (1.67–26.21)*
Co-occurring use disorders
AUD+CUDe 1.43 (1.15–1.78)* 1.54 (1.20–1.98)*
Alcohol dependence + Cannabis dependence 2.64 (1.45–4.80)* 2.34 (1.23–4.48)*

Note: In all cases, the reference group is comprised of individuals without AUD, CUD, or MDD at baseline

^

Adjusted for sex, age, marital status, race, income, education, and family history of depression

*

p<0.05

a

OR = odds ratio, aOR = adjusted odds ratio

b

CI = confidence interval

c

AUD = alcohol use disorder; alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence

d

CUD = cannabis use disorder; cannabis abuse or cannabis dependence

e

AUD+CUD = co-occurring alcohol and cannabis use disorder; alcohol and cannabis abuse and/or dependence