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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 3.

Odds Ratio (and 95% Confidence Interval) of Logistic Regression on Depression by Race/Ethnicity

Variable White Asian Black Mexican Other Hispanic
Main Variable
Self-rated dietary pattern (Ref: Excellent/very good)
 Good 1.16 (0.75–1.82) 1.36 (0.60–3.08) 1.08 (0.70–1.67) 0.38 (0.14–1.04) 1.15 (0.49–2.70)
 Fair/poor 1.62 (0.93–2.82) 0.89 (0.28–2.80) 1.88 (1.18–2.99)* 0.80 (0.36–1.78) 1.69 (0.72–4.00)
HEI Total (Ref: Poor)
 Need improvement 0.84 (0.61–1.17) 1.14 (0.42–3.10) 1.12 (0.78–1.62) 0.83 (0.51–1.36) 1.31 (0.75–2.26)
 Acceptable 0.11 (0.02–0.75)* 1.84 (0.58–5.84) 0.72 (0.16–3.24) 0.34 (0.09–1.34) 0.92 (0.23–3.69)
Caffeine (Ref: None)
 1–200 mg 0.79 (0.46–1.36) 1.05 (0.30–3.60) 1.20 (0.79–1.83) 0.42 (0.24–1.36)+ 1.68 (0.80–3.50)
 201–400 mg 0.80 (0.43–1.50) 1.52 (0.30–7.80) 1.63 (0.86–3.12) 0.32 (0.09–1.34)+ 1.75 (0.67–4.60)
 >400 mg 0.84 (0.44–1.60) 4.79 (0.80–28.60) 1.00 (0.44–2.26) 0.89 (0.24–3.23) 1.23 (0.47–3.19)
Total Leisure-Time Physical Activity (Ref: None)
 Low 0.93 (0.64–1.37) 1.21 (0.50–2.92) 0.93 (0.55–1.57) 0.96 (0.49–1.86) 0.62 (0.29–1.35)
 Moderate 0.83 (0.53–1.29) 0.80 (0.25–2.51) 0.94 (0.48–1.84) 0.74 (0.29–1.87) 0.48 (0.22–1.07)
 High 0.57 (0.32–1.02)+ 1.74 (0.48–6.28) 0.65 (0.40–1.04) 0.61 (0.19–1.90) 1.09 (0.41–2.85)
Socio-Demographic
Sex (Ref: Female)
 Male 0.60 (0.46–0.78)** 0.47 (0.23–0.98)* 0.68 (0.48–0.97)* 0.67 (0.38–1.18) 0.42 (0.23–0.76)*
Age (Ref: 20–44 yrs.)
 45–64 yrs. 1.12 (0.78–1.60) 0.70 (0.32–1.51) 0.46 (0.31–0.68)** 0.78 (0.42–1.46) 0.95 (0.52–1.73)
 ≥65 yrs. 0.60 (0.36–1.01)+ 0.06 (0.01–0.38)* 0.35 (0.19–0.66)** 0.72 (0.28–1.83) 0.40 (0.12–1.31)
Education (Ref: <High school)
 High school 0.82 (0.52–1.29) 1.09 (0.23–5.01) 0.75 (0.52–1.09) 1.18 (0.57–2.41) 0.87 (0.47–1.63)
 Some college 0.89 (0.56–1.41) 0.84 (0.18–3.84) 0.86 (0.51–1.45) 1.13 (0.66–1.92) 1.08 (0.60–1.94)
 College 0.72 (0.38–1.37) 1.13 (0.31–4.17) 0.78 (0.42–1.46) 1.68 (0.42–6.79) 0.79 (0.38–1.66)
Marital Status (Ref: Married/cohabitating)
 Never married 2.21 (1.47–3.33)** 1.15 (0.44–2.98) 1.41 (0.98–2.02)+ 1.09 (0.53–2.23) 1.09 (0.62–1.92)
 Other 1.43 (1.06–1.93)* 2.20 (0.95–5.09)+ 2.17 (1.51–3.14)** 1.75 (1.06–2.87)* 0.98 (0.60–1.62)
Income (Ref: Poor)
 Low 0.94 (0.66–1.33) 1.11 (0.27–4.54) 0.85 (0.59–1.24) 0.72 (0.46–1.11) 0.70 (0.42–1.17)
 Moderate 0.87 (0.56–1.33) 2.28 (0.84–6.20) 0.60 (0.39–0.92)* 0.77 (0.48–1.23) 0.80 (0.38–1.70)
 High 0.52 (0.30–0.91)* 2.79 (0.99–7.87)+ 0.33 (0.14–0.76)* 0.83 (0.19–3.68) 0.78 (0.19–3.17)
 Missing 0.65 (0.31–1.36) 0.98 (0.22–4.54) 0.69 (0.34–1.40) 1.02 (0.55–1.88) 0.69 (0.29–1.65)
Health Insurance (Ref: No insurance)
 Public 1.46 (0.93–2.29) 1.93 (0.46–8.05) 0.74 (0.50–1.10) 0.91 (0.46–1.82) 1.43 (0.70–2.92)
 Private 0.75 (0.53–1.06) 0.71 (0.24–2.05) 0.71 (0.44–1.15) 0.31 (0.13–0.74)* 0.69 (0.28–1.74)
 Other 1.56 (0.91–2.68) 0.47 (0.10–2.17) 0.89 (0.50–1.61) 1.94 (0.63–5.93) 0.48 (0.22–1.04)+
Health-related
# of Chronic Conditions (Ref: 0)
 1 0.90 (0.62–1.30) 1.55 (0.55–4.37) 1.12 (0.75–1.69) 1.12 (0.62–2.03) 0.82 (0.49–1.37)
 2+ 1.18 (0.78–1.77) 2.98 (0.96–9.23)+ 1.42 (0.83–2.42) 4.99 (2.03–12.26)* 1.17 (0.62–2.20)
General Health (Ref: Excellent/very good)
 Good 2.44 (1.57–3.77)** 1.30 (0.57–3.00) 1.24 (0.86–1.78) 1.56 (0.53–4.64) 3.20 (1.49–6.87)*
 Fair/poor 5.94 (3.81–9.26)*** 7.77 (3.54–17.08)*** 3.41 (2.11–5.50)*** 3.50 (1.18–10.37)* 8.82 (3.93–19.78)***
Behavioral-related
Alcohol 1.04 (0.76–1.41) 0.53 (0.20–1.39) 1.21 (0.87–1.69) 1.29 (0.83–2.00) 1.07 (0.60–1.94)
Smoking (Ref: Never)
 Previous 0.88 (0.57–1.36) 5.07 (1.60–16.04)* 1.47 (0.89–2.43) 1.17 (0.61–2.23) 0.89 (0.44–1.80)
 Current 1.32 (0.90–1.92) 3.54 (1.06–11.77)* 1.78 (1.21–2.62)* 1.83 (0.89–3.75) 2.24 (1.11–4.51)*
Sleep disorder 3.50 (2.63–4.68)*** 4.44 (1.83–10.76)** 2.86 (2.20–3.71)*** 2.51 (1.80–3.49)* 2.65 (1.86–3.78)***
Obesity (Ref: Normal/underweight)
 Overweight 0.92 (0.65–1.29) 1.42 (0.85–2.37) 0.88 (0.61–1.25) 0.59 (0.22–1.61) 1.10 (0.51–2.34)
 Obese 0.95 (0.70–1.30) 0.40 (0.11–1.49) 0.60 (0.43–0.82)* 1.04 (0.54–2.00) 1.25 (0.65–2.41)

HEI = Health Eating Index. MET = Metabolic Equivalent of Task. Ref = Reference.

+

P<0.10.

*

P <0.05.

**

P<0.01.

***

P<0.001.

The NHANES complex sampling design was considered for all the analyses. The variance inflation factors of all variables in the models were lower than 10, indicating no multicollinearity between variables.