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Published in final edited form as: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2020 Jun 2;8(2):315–331. doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00784-w

Table 2.

Univariable and Multivariable Logistic Regressions on Depression

Variable Univariable Logistic Regression OR (95% CI) Multivariable Logistic Regression OR (95% CI)
Main Variable
Race/Ethnicity (Ref: White)
 Asian 0.37 (0.26–0.53)*** 0.59 (0.39–0.90)*
 Black 1.17 (0.94–1.45) 0.66 (0.52–0.84)*
 Mexican Hispanic 0.95 (0.69–1.31) 0.54 (0.38–0.78)*
 Other Hispanic 1.73 (1.29–2.33)*** 1.26 (0.90–1.76)
 Other 2.04 (1.33–3.11)** 1.32 (0.81–2.15)
Self-rated dietary pattern (Ref: Excellent/very good)
 Good 1.63 (1.23–2.16)*** 0.99 (0.72–1.36)
 Fair/poor 4.22 (3.20–5.57)*** 1.46 (1.03–2.07)*
HEI Total (Ref: Poor)
 Need Improvement 0.61 (0.49–0.75)*** 0.94 (0.75–1.17)
 Acceptable 0.22 (0.13–0.37)*** 0.45 (0.26–0.80)*
Caffeine (Ref: None)
 1–200 mg 0.85 (0.63–1.15) 0.88 (0.61–1.25)
 >200–400 mg 0.82 (0.58–1.16) 0.88 (0.60–1.30)
 >400 mg 1.22 (0.84–1.78) 0.94 (0.59–1.49)
Total Leisure-Time Physical Activity (Ref: None)
 Low 0.58 (0.45–0.74)*** 0.91 (0.69–1.19)
 Moderate 0.38 (0.28–0.51)*** 0.79 (0.57–1.10)
 High 0.26 (0.19–0.37)*** 0.63 (0.43–0.90)*
Socio-Demographic
Sex (Ref: Female)
 Male 0.60 (0.50–0.72)*** 0.63 (0.53–0.76)**
Age (Ref: 20–44 yrs.)
 45–64 yrs. 1.26 (1.04–1.52)* 0.95 (0.75–1.21)
 ≥65 yrs. 0.75 (0.59–0.95)* 0.55 (0.39–0.80)*
Education (Ref: <High school)
 High school graduate 0.71 (0.58–0.87)** 0.90 (0.70–1.15)
 Some college 0.64 (0.50–0.81)*** 0.97 (0.73–1.29)
 College 0.27 (0.19–0.38)*** 0.86 (0.56–1.31)
Marital Status (Ref: Married/cohabitating)
 Never married 1.81 (1.47–2.24)*** 1.68 (1.30–2.16)**
 Other 2.55 (2.16–3.02)*** 1.45 (1.17–1.80)*
Income (Ref: Poor)
 Low 0.68 (0.55–0.84)*** 0.92 (0.72–1.16)
 Moderate 0.38 (0.30–0.49)*** 0.83 (0.64–1.07)
 High 0.18 (0.13–0.25)*** 0.56 (0.38–0.84)*
 Missing 0.42 (0.32–0.57)*** 0.75 (0.50–1.13)
Health Insurance (Ref: No insurance)
 Public 1.75 (1.42–2.14)*** 1.24 (0.94–1.63)
 Private 0.40 (0.31–0.51)*** 0.67 (0.52–0.87)*
 Other 1.39 (0.98–1.96)+ 1.42 (0.94–2.14)
Health-related
# of Chronic Conditions (Ref: 0)
 1 1.56 (1.26–1.94)*** 1.00 (0.77–1.29)
 2+ 3.08 (2.60–3.65)*** 1.32 (1.03–1.69)*
General Health (Ref: Excellent/very good)
 Good 3.65 (2.67–4.99)*** 2.27 (1.62–3.18)**
 Fair/poor 13.57 (10.59–17.37)*** 5.43 (3.93–7.49)***
Behavioral-related
Alcohol 1.23 (1.03–1.46)* 1.08 (0.88–1.34)
Smoking (Ref: Never)
 Previous 1.31 (1.02–1.67)* 1.00 (0.75–1.33)
 Current 3.52 (2.84–4.37)*** 1.55 (1.19–2.02)*
Sleep disorder 4.83 (4.16–5.61)*** 3.20 (2.65–3.87)***
Obesity (Ref: Normal/underweight)
 Overweight 0.86 (0.65–1.13) 0.90 (0.69–1.16)
 Obese 1.59 (1.27–1.99)*** 0.98 (0.78–1.22)

OR = Odds Ratio. CI = Confidence Interval. Ref = Reference. HEI = Health Eating Index. MET = Metabolic Equivalent of Task.

+

P<0.10.

*

P <0.05.

**

P<0.01.

***

P<0.001.

The NHANES complex sampling design was accounted for the logistic regression. The c-statistic of the multivariable model was 0.831 (95% CI=0.818–0.842). The variance inflation factors of all variables in the models were lower than 10, indicating no multicollinearity between variables.