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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2018 Dec 19;117:22–29. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.12.007

Figure 2. Mediation of the association between food insecurity and depressive symptoms 2 years later by diabetic morbidity.

Figure 2.

Data came from the Health and Retirement Study, 2010-2014

Diabetic morbidity explained 18.5% (95% CI=−2.6-39.6%)of the association between food insecurity and depress symptoms (p-value=0.09)

Parameter estimates (β”s) represent direct effects and were adjusted for 2012 CES-D score, gender, age group, race/ethnicity, marital status, baseline educational attainment, work status, retirement status, income-to-poverty ratio and number of comorbidities.

CES-D=The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale