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. 2020 Apr 3;65(7):512–514. doi: 10.1177/0706743720917775

Table 1.

Smoking Status and Depressive Symptomsa in the Canadian Household Population.

Smoking Status Depressive Symptoms % (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted ORb (95% CI)
Smokingc
 Never smoking 5.49 (5.00 to 5.98) Reference Reference
 Currently smoking 12.50 (11.28 to 13.73) 2.46 (2.12 to 2.84) 2.95 (2.53 to 3.44)
 Former smoking 5.77 (5.10 to 6.43) 1.05 (0.90 to 1.23) 1.46 (1.23 to 1.72)
E-cigarette used
 No 6.56 (6.07 to 7.05) Reference Reference
 Yes 14.69 (11.18 to 18.20) 2.45 (1.83 to 3.28) 2.46 (1.82 to 3.33)
Former smokers by e-cigarette use status
 E-cigarettes not usede 5.55 (4.88 to 6.20) 1.01 (0.86 to 1.18) 1.41 (1.19 to 1.68)
 E-cigarettes usede 16.10 (9.14 to 23.06) 3.30 (1.97 to 5.53) 4.19 (2.47 to 7.11)

Note. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire 9.

aPHQ-9 score ≥ 10.

b Adjusted for age and sex.

c n = 52,956 respondents having data on both depression and smoking status were included for this analysis.

d n = 35,683 respondents having data on both depression and e-cigarette status were included for this analysis.

e Never smoking as reference group.