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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2014 Jun;34(3):297–302. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000112

Table 5.

Factors Independently Associated With Remission Defined According to the 16-Item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Clinician Rating (QIDS-C₁₆)^a

	QIDS-C₁₆ Remission (N=978)
Factors	Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value
Baseline QIDS difference score (unit=1)	0.973	0.945-1.001	0.055
Baseline HRSD₁₇ total score (unit=1)	0.964	0.946-0.982	<0.001
Female gender (reference group=male)	1.289	1.077-1.542	0.006
Race (reference group=White)			0.427
Education status (reference group=high school but < college)			0.041
< High school	0.809	0.601-1.090	0.164
≥ College	1.213	0.993-1.483	0.059
Employment status (reference group=employed)			0.001
Unemployed	0.819	0.676-0.992	0.041
Retired	1.631	1.121-2.372	0.011
Annual Income ($) (unit=10,000)	1.027	1.002-1.052	0.033
SF-12 scores
Physical subscale (unit=5)	1.174	1.122-1.229	<0.001
Mental subscale (unit=5)	1.133	1.066-1.205	<0.001

Remission was defined as an exit score of ≤5 on the QIDS-C₁₆.

CI, confidence interval; HRSD₁₇, 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; SF-12, 12-item Short-Form Health Survey.