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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2016 Jul 15;206:1–7. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.07.018

Table 2.

Odds of MD, Military, Draft and All-volunteer Service by Childhood Poverty. Includes Odds of MD by Military Service.a

Predictors of MD
(Path A)
OR (95% CI)
Military (ref=Civilian)
(Path B)
OR (95% CI)
Draft (ref=No)
(Path B)
OR (95% CI)
All Volunteer (ref=No)
(Path B)
OR (95% CI)
Childhood Poverty
Father Unemployed (ref=No) 1.56 (1.21–2.02)** 1.28 (1.05–1.57)* 1.32 (1.06–1.64)* 1.11 (0.75–1.64)
Move Due to Finances (ref=No) 1.67 (1.27–2.18)** 1.48 (1.17–1.86)** 1.34 (1.02–1.76)* 1.96 (1.29–2.98)**
Low SES (ref=High SES) 1.46 (1.18–1.79)** 1.19 (0.98–1.44) 1.13 (0.94–1.35) 1.46 (1.02–2.08)*
Extended Family Help (ref=No) 1.46 (1.08–1.96)* 1.53 (1.20–1.95)** 1.36 (1.07–1.74)* 1.76 (1.12–2.78)*
Childhood Poverty Counts (ref=None)
One Criterion 1.17 (0.82–1.66) 1.17 (0.99–1.37) 1.22 (1.01–1.46)* 1.00 (0.68–1.49)
Two Criteria 1.70 (1.16–2.48)** 1.20 (0.96–1.49) 1.15 (0.91–1.45) 1.25 (0.72–2.17)
Three Criteria 1.88 (1.32–2.68)** 1.55 (1.10–2.18)* 1.35 (0.96–1.90) 2.05 (1.07–3.94)*
Four Criteria 2.38 (1.32–4.32)** 2.58 (1.58–4.21)** 2.30 (1.38–3.85)** 3.01 (1.54–5.87)**
Predictors of MD
(Path C)
Military Service
Ever (ref=Civilian) 1.28 (0.98–1.68)
Draft Era (ref=No) 1.05 (0.79–1.40)
All-Volunteer (ref=No) 1.73 (1.07–2.79)*

MD: Major Depression; Wald Chi-Square.

*

p<0.05.

**

p<0.01.

p<0.1.

a

Adjusted for Age, Race, Education and Marital Status.