TABLE 3.

Factors associated with depression in early and late convalescence.

	N	Proportion depressed (%)	Odds ratio Exp(B)	95% CIs	Chi-square	df	p
Early convalescence
Overall	791	17
Financial strain	485	42	3.93	1.93–8.00	16.09	1	<0.001
Poor self-rated health	690	35	3.37	2.03–5.59	23.96	1	<0.001
Depression history	434	26	2.57	1.51–4.37	12.64	1	<0.001
Low SES	522	26	2.21	1.34–3.65	10.07	1	0.002
Aged under 55	791	24	1.78	1.19–2.66	8.15	1	0.004
Smoker	789	24	1.75	1.13–2.71	6.43	1	0.011
Obese	564	19	1.57	0.97–2.55	3.39	1	0.066
Unpartnered	777	20	1.38	0.94–2.04	2.75	1	0.097
Late convalescence
Overall	723	15
Financial strain	440	39	4.91	2.17–11.09	17.25	1	<0.001
Depression history	415	26	3.42	1.95–6.03	19.64	1	<0.001
Poor self-rated health	629	29	2.81	1.58–5.00	13.20	1	<0.001
Aged under 55	723	24	2.30	1.48–3.57	14.23	1	<0.001
Low SES	480	24	2.11	1.22–3.66	7.39	1	0.007
Smoker	721	22	1.87	1.15–3.02	6.58	1	0.010
Unpartnered	711	20	1.71	1.10–2.68	6.26	1	0.012
Lives alone	720	20	1.65	1.04–2.61	4.66	1	0.031
Diabetes	718	19	1.50	0.95–2.38	3.03	1	0.082

Depressed = HADS-D ≥ 8; Early convalescence = 2–4 months post-event; Late convalescence = 6–12 months post-event; CI, confidence intervals; SES, socioeconomic status. Statistical test, chi-square. Significance level set at p < 0.1. All predictors are presented in descending order in terms of odds ratios. For early convalescence associations with living alone, diabetes, sex and event type were p ≥ 0.1. For late convalescence associations with obesity, sex, and event type were p ≥ 0.1.