Table 3.

Gender stratified analysis of the association between Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and depression

	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Male
Quartile 1 (n=201)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Quartile 2 (n=191)	1.09 (0.87–1.21)	0.98 (0.62–1.12)	1.06 (0.90–1.19)
Quartile 3 (n=190)	1.06 (0.68–1.15)	1.08 (0.89–1.18)	1.14 (0.98–1.28)
Quartile 4 (n=193)	1.12 (0.91–1.27)	1.16 (0.98–1.32)	1.26 (1.02–1.36)
P-trend	0.41	0.28	0.06
Female
Quartile 1 (n=303)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)	1.00 (Ref)
Quartile 2 (n=315)	0.96 (0.81–1.08)	1.07 (1.01–1.18)	1.12 (1.04–1.28)
Quartile 3 (n=314)	1.08 (0.96–1.25)	1.17 (1.06–1.31)	1.21 (1.08–1.35)
Quartile 4 (n=315)	1.17 (1.02–1.35)	1.26 (1.08–1.37)	1.36 (1.15–1.42)
P-trend	0.042	0.028	0.016

Model 1 is not adjusted.

Model 2 adjusts age, BMI, employment, education, daily energy intake, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and physical activities.

Model 3 adjusts age, BMI, employment, education, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, physical activities, diabetes and hypertension.

BMI, body mass index.