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. 2022 Dec 17;27:100571. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100571

Table 2.

Relationship between inflammation (CRP ≥3 mg/L) and two levels of depression – depression (i.e. all levels of depression) and moderate-severe depression.

Adjusted model
Multi-adjusted model
ORa (95 % CI) P-value OR (95 % CI) P-value
Depressionb 1.62 (1.40–1.86) 0.00 1.31 (1.11–1.53) 0.00
10 years age strata 1.16 (1.12–1.20) 0.00 1.11 (1.07–1.16) 0.00
Sex (male = 1) 0.81 (0.75–0.88) 0.00 0.80 (0.74–0.88) 0.00
Obesity 3.60 (3.29–3.94) 0.00
Daily smoking 1.80 (1.60–2.02) 0.00
Current somatic disease 1.47 (1.34–1.62) 0.00
Higher educationc 0.85 (0.77–0.93) 0.00
Having a partner/close friend 0.74 (0.56–0.97) 0.03
Constant 0.12 0.00 0.11 0.00
Hosmer-Lemeshow test
X2 = 2.70 Sig. = 0.85
X2 = 6.46 Sig. = 0.60

Moderate-severe depressiond 2.00 (1.54–2.61) 0.00 1.50 (1.11–2.04) 0.01
10 years age strata 1.16 (1.12–1.20) 0.00 1.11 (1.07–1.16) 0.00
Sex (male = 1) 0.81 (0.75–0.88) 0.00 0.81 (0.74–0.88) 0.00
Obesity 3.61 (3.30–3.95) 0.00
Daily smoking 1.80 (1.61–2.02) 0.00
Current somatic disease 1.48 (1.35–1.62) 0.00
Higher educationb 0.84 (0.77–0.93) 0.00
Having a partner/close friend 0.73 (0.56–0.96) 0.03
Constant 0.12 0.00 0.11 0.00
Hosmer-Lemeshow test X2 = 1.71 Sig. = 0.94 X2 = 12.87 Sig. = 0.12
a

Odds ratio.

b

HADS-D ≥ 8.

c

University or College Degree.

d

HADS-D ≥ 8.