Table 3.

Association Between Demographic Characteristics and Elevated Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety

	Elevated Depression Symptoms	Elevated Anxiety Symptoms
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Unadjusted Models
Veteran Status
Non-Veteran	(Ref)	(Ref)
Veteran	0.84 (0.69, 1.01)	0.78 (0.59, 1.04)
Adjusted Models
Veteran Status
Non-Veteran	(Ref)	(Ref)
Veteran	0.93 (0.75, 1.15)	0.80 (0.58, 1.09)
Age
50 – 64	(Ref)	(Ref)
65 – 74	0.44 (0.35, 0.55)	0.68 (0.48, 0.95)
75 +	0.52 (0.40, 0.67)	0.72 (0.50, 1.05)
Education (years)
< 12/less than HS	(Ref)	(Ref)
12/HS	0.69 (0.53, 0.88)	0.71 (0.49, 1.03)
13–15/some college	0.52 (0.39, 0.70)	0.66 (0.43, 1.01)
≥ 16/college	0.36 (0.27, 0.49)	0.35 (0.22, 0.56)
Race/Ethnicity group
White, Non-Latino	(Ref)	(Ref)
African American	1.30 (0.97, 1.76)	1.81 (1.18, 2.77)
Latino	1.80 (1.29, 2.53)	2.69 (1.64, 4.41)
Other	0.98 (0.55, 1.76)	1.09 (0.46, 2.56)
Medical Conditions	(Ref = no)	(Ref = no)
Arthritis	1.48 (1.20, 1.83)	1.79 (1.30, 2.47)
Cancer	1.14 (0.87, 1.50)	1.11 (0.78, 1.58)
Diabetes	1.55 (1.24, 1.94)	1.27 (0.90, 1.79)
Heart Condition	1.43 (1.14, 1.80)	1.47 (1.07, 2.02)
Hypertension	1.13 (0.92, 1.40)	1.01 (0.74, 1.38)
Lung Disease	1.68 (1.25, 2.26)	2.10 (1.41, 3.14)
Stroke	1.47 (1.05, 2.04)	1.39 (0.87, 2.25)

Note: Bolded ORs indicate that 95% CI does not include zero.