Table 1:

Odds of Elevated Depressive Symptoms^* among Participants with and without Prevalent Current Asthma^† by Examination Year

Examination Year	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)‡
10	1.52 (1.15–2.01)	1.40 (1.04–1.88)
15	1.57 (1.19–2.08)	1.39 (1.03–1.87)
20	1.91 (1.44–2.51)	1.61 (1.20–2.15)
25	1.82 (1.40–2.37)	1.41 (1.06–1.87)

Definition of abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.

^*Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) score ≥ 16 or antidepressant medication use versus CES-D score < 16 and no antidepressant use.

^†Provider diagnosed asthma and current symptoms or asthma medication use.

^‡Cross-sectional analysis adjusted for concurrent age, sex, race, study center, smoking status, body mass index, education, and physical activity.