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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Womens Ment Health. 2014 Jun 21;17(4):269–278. doi: 10.1007/s00737-014-0433-8

Table 3.

Bivariate Associations of Family History with Major Depression (MD) by Lifetime History of Depression

No Lifetime History of MD
(N=200)
Lifetime History of MD
(N=103)

OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Family History of MD 1.86 (0.91–3.81) .09 4.13 (1.77–9.63) .001
Age (years) 0.91 (0.79–1.04) .15 --- NS
Ethnicity
  Caucasian (REF) REF .08 --- NS
  African American 1.85 (0.93–3.70)
How hard to pay for basics
  Not hard (REF) --- NS REF .07
  Somewhat / very hard 2.22 (0.93–5.33)
Vasomotor Symptoms: at least 6/14 days 3.60 (1.22–10.57) .02 --- NS
Chronic Medical Condition(s) 3.46 (1.72–6.95) <.001 --- NS
Overall Health
  Good/Very Good/Excellent (REF) REF .15 --- NS
  Poor/Fair 1.91 (0.79–4.59)
Physical Activity Score 0.74 (0.58–0.94) .01 --- NS
Very Upsetting Life Event in Past Year 1.87 (0.94–3.69) .07 2.30 (0.99–5.35) .05
Very Upsetting Chronic Difficulty in Past Year 2.00 (0.88–4.56) .10 2.64 (1.11–6.29) .03
Optimism 0.90 (0.82–0.99) .05 0.91 (0.83–1.01) .08
Trait Anxiety 1.12 (1.05–1.19) <.001 1.11 (1.02–1.20) .02

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; REF, reference category; NS, not significant (p≤.15)