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Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of the relationships between social cohesion, as a potential mediator, and income inequality and depression among boys and girls: 2008 Boston Youth Survey.

	High Social Cohesion OR (95% CI)	Depression Z-Score β (95% CI)
Boys
Income Inequality
Gini Z-Score	0.79(0.65,0.96)	−0.06(−0.15, 0.02)
Social Cohesion Score (ref: low)
Moderate		−0.10(−0.27,0.06)
High		−0.22(−0.38, −0.07)
Girls
Income Inequality (ref: Gini <75th percentile)
Gini Z-Score	0.89(0.76,1.06)	0.04(−0.03,0.12)
Social Cohesion Score (ref: low/moderate)
Moderate		−0.22(−0.36, −0.07)
High		−0.27(−0.41, −0.13)