Table 4.

Association Between PSS on Tertiles of Depressive Symptoms (N = 3,157).

	Depression	Model A	Model B
		OR (95% CI)
Age	Mild	1.01 [0.99, 1.02]	1.01 [0.99, 1.02]
	Moderate severe	1.03 [1.01, 1.05]**	1.03 [1.02, 1.06]***
Gender	Mild	1.44 [1.12, 1.86]**	1.38 [1.07, 1.78]*
	Moderate severe	1.81 [1.32, 2.48]***	1.66 [1.21, 2.28]**
Education	Mild	1.01 [0.98, 1.03]	0.99 [0.96, 1.01]
	Moderate severe	1.00 [0.97, 1.03]	0.98 [0.95, 1.00]
Income	Mild	0.94 [0.83, 1.05]	0.92 [0.82, 1.04]
	Moderate severe	0.71 [0.58, 0.87]***	0.71 [0.58, 0.86]***
Marital status	Mild	0.88 [0.79, 0.98]*	1.10 [0.99, 1.22]
	Moderate severe	0.82 [0.72, 0.93]**	1.11 [0.99, 1.25]
Children number	Mild	0.95 [0.88, 1.04]	0.95 [0.88, 1.04]
	Moderate severe	0.94 [0.85, 1.03]	0.94 [0.85, 1.03]
Living arrangement	Mild	1.01 [0.95, 1.08]	1.00 [0.94, 1.06]
	Moderate severe	1.00 [0.92, 1.08]	0.98 [0.90, 1.06]
Years in the United States	Mild	1.00 [0.99, 1.02]	1.01 [0.99, 1.02]
	Moderate severe	1.00 [0.99, 1.02]	1.00 [0.99, 1.02]
Years in community	Mild	0.98 [0.97, 1.00]*	0.98 [0.97, 1.00]*
	Moderate severe	1.00 [0.98, 1.01]	0.99 [0.98, 1.01]
Country of origin	Mild	1.12 [0.71, 1.79]	1.09 [0.68, 1.74]
	Moderate severe	0.88 [0.52, 1.47]	0.82 [0.49, 1.38]
Medical comorbidities	Mild	1.22 [1.13, 1.31]***	1.22 [1.13, 1.32]***
	Moderate severe	1.25 [1.14, 1.37]***	1.26 [1.15, 1.38]
Positive PSS	Mild	0.88 [0.85, 0.92]***
	Moderate severe	0.82 [0.79, 0.86]***
Negative PSS	Mild		1.34 [1.24, 1.46]***
	Moderate severe		1.38 [1.26, 1.52]***

Note. Outcome: Severity of depressive symptoms. Independent variable: Model A (positive PSS), Model B (negative PSS). Minimal depressive symptoms as reference group. PSS = perceived social support; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.