Table 5.

Effect modification by family structure for the association between incidence/persistence of depression and baseline social support (n=547)

Depression outcome	Interaction terms between social support and traditional family structure (ORs, 95% CIs, p values)
	Emotional	Practical	Negative aspects
	From husband
Incidence	0.99 (0.97 to 1.02), p=0.58	0.96 (0.89 to 1.03), p=0.23	0.95 (0.89 to 1.01), p=0.11
Persistence	1.00 (0.98 to 1.03), p=0.44	1.01 (0.95 to 1.09), p=0.71	1.02 (0.97 to 1.08), p=0.43
	From mother
Incidence	0.99 (0.96 to 1.02), p=0.40	0.96 (0.89 to 1.03), p=0.24	0.95 (0.84 to 1.06), p=0.35
Persistence	0.99 (0.97 to 1.02), p=0.77	1.01 (0.94 to 1.08), p=0.80	1.02 (0.92 to 1.13), p=0.71
	From mother in-law
Incidence	1.01 (0.97 to 1.05), p=0.77	0.97 (0.88 to 1.06), p=0.44	0.96 (0.89 to 1.03), p=0.24
Persistence	1.02 (0.98 to 1.06), p=0.40	1.03 (0.94 to 1.13), p=0.50	0.99 (0.94 to 1.05), p=0.81