Table 3.

Correlates of comorbid CVD/MDD^a among middle-aged and older adults (50 years and older) meeting criteria for major depression

	MODEL 1b		MODEL 2c		MODEL 3d		MODEL 4e
	OR	95% C I	OR	95% C I	OR	95% C I	OR	95% C I
Ethnicity/race
Non-Latino Whites	Ref		Ref		Ref		Ref
Cubans	1.54	0.74–3.18	1.51	0.71–3.21	1.41	0.67–2.94	1.35	0.63–2.94
Puerto Ricans	0.54	0.21–1.37	0.52	0.21–1.33	0.56	0.23–1.34	0.54	0.22–1.30
Mexicans	1.35	0.57–3.21	1.27	0.54–3.03	1.35	0.56–3.25	1.24	0.52–2.96
Blacks	1.98***	1.18–3.31	1.95**	1.13–3.35	2.12***	1.25–3.59	2.11***	1.21–3.70
Sex
Female			Ref				Ref
Male			1.99**	1.16–3.39			2.16***	1.28–3.62
Age
50–64					Ref		Ref
65+					1.89***	1.17–3.03	2.05***	1.29–3.24

^aOutcome is depression type (two categories) with non-comorbid depression set as the reference. Odds ratios are of comorbid CVD/MDD relative to uncomplicated. Depression alone is defined as meeting criteria for lifetime major depression, based on World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interviews, with a depressive episode occurring at age 50 years or older and no reported cerebrovascular diseases. Comorbid CVD/MDD is defined as meeting criteria for a lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) with a depressive episode occurring at age 50 years or older, and self-reported medical diagnoses of one or more cerebrovascular disease (including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, or stroke).

^bModel 1: Unadjusted.

^cModel 2: Adjusted for sex.

^dModel 3: Adjusted for age.

^eModel 4: Adjusted for sex and age.

^*p < 0.10.

^**p < 0.05.

^***p < 0.01.

Results are from logistic regression models using data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys.