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. 2021 Feb 11;21:334. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10401-y

Table 2.

Multiple linear regression models of socioeconomic indicators and changes in the CES-D score (N = 2351)

Variables Coefficient Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P value
Non-permanent 0.135 −0.720 0.989 0.757
Unemployment experience 2.358 0.793 3.923 0.003 **
Non-permanent * Unemployment experience −1.148 −3.507 1.210 0.340
Sex −0.301 −1.055 0.452 0.433
Age −0.015 −0.050 0.020 0.397
Number of comorbidities
 0 (base) 1.000
 1 0.939 −0.238 2.116 0.118
 More than 2 3.284 0.092 6.476 0.044 *
 High infection area 0.566 −0.125 1.256 0.108
 Married −0.821 −1.570 −0.072 0.032 *
Personal income
 Low (base) 1.000
 Middle −0.078 −1.122 0.967 0.884
 High −0.551 −2.099 0.998 0.486
Family income
 Low (base) 1.000
 Middle −0.465 −1.417 0.486 0.338
 High −1.003 −2.189 0.184 0.098
Average work time per day
 Less than 8 h (base) 1.000
 Between 8 and 10 h −0.091 − 0.888 0.706 0.822
 Between 10 and 12 h 1.574 0.179 2.969 0.027 *
 Over 12 h 0.467 −2.210 3.145 0.732
 Union membership −0.194 −0.928 0.540 0.604
 Householder 0.235 −0.617 1.087 0.589
Exercise
 None (base) 1.000
 Once every 2 weeks 0.531 −0.639 1.701 0.373
 Once in a week 0.537 −0.472 1.545 0.297
 More than 2 times in a week −0.203 −1.126 0.719 0.665
Smoking
 No (base) 1.000
 Yes −0.270 −1.151 0.611 0.548
 Past −0.338 −1.441 0.766 0.548
Drink
 No (base) 1.000
 Yes −0.604 −1.306 0.097 0.091
 Past 0.011 −1.527 1.549 0.989
Sleeping time
 Less than 4 h 0.750 −1.381 2.880 0.490
 Between 4 and 6 h −0.052 − 0.838 0.735 0.898
 Between 6 and 8 h (base) 1.000
 Over 8 h 0.999 − 0.074 2.073 0.068
 SOC score −0.134 −0.172 − 0.097 < 0.001 ***
 Base-line CES-D score −0.383 −0.420 − 0.347 < 0.001 ***
 Constant 14.721 11.913 17.528 < 0.001 ***

CES-D Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, SOC Sense of coherence

*: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.001