Table 2. Mixed-Effects Logistic Regression Analysis of the Associations of Everyday Discrimination With Moderate to Severe Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation, With Further Variations by Reason for Discriminationa.
Reported discrimination | Moderate to severe depressive symptomsb | Suicidal ideationc | ||
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Any reason | Race, ancestry, or national origins | Any reason | Race, ancestry, or national origins | |
Frequency of reported discrimination, OR (95% CI) | ||||
Never | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
A few times a month | 2.90 (2.67-3.14)d | 2.54 (2.28-2.84)d | 2.25 (1.99-2.55)d | 2.06 (1.75-2.43)d |
At least once a week | 9.49 (8.22-10.95)d | 10.14 (8.12-12.65)d | 8.21 (6.84-9.86)d | 11.26 (8.51-14.89)d |
More than once a week | 17.68 (13.49-23.17)d | 23.09 (14.98-35.60)d | 10.76 (7.82-14.80)d | 7.53 (4.55-12.45)d |
No. of observations | 158 326 | 68 927 | 158 326 | 68 927 |
No. of respondents | 62 502 | 42 006 | 62 502 | 42 006 |
Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; PHQ-9, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire.
We grouped together all respondents with “no discrimination” and grouped the others in an ordinal fashion using a rounded form of the item means on the Everyday Discrimination Scale.
PHQ-9 score ≥10.
Any positive response to the ninth item of the PHQ-9, which evaluates thoughts of death or self-injury within the last 2 weeks, was considered a positive indicator for suicidal ideation.
P < .001.