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. 2022 Aug 10;62(1):227–237. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02950-8

Table 2.

Unadjusted and multivariate adjusted logistic regression models for the prevalence of elevated depressive symptoms, across tertiles of dairy intake (ORs, 95% CI)

Intake tertile
1 2 3
Ref OR 95% CI Wald statistic (DF) OR 95% CI Wald statistic (DF) P trend
Total dairy intake (g/day)
 Events/participants (n) 49/533 56/534 61/533
 Median intake (IQR) 212 (141, 284) 448 (393, 500) 723 (631, 885)
 Mean (SD) 208 (85) 445 (65) 783 (195)
 Unadjusted 1 1.16 0.77–1.73 0.50 (1) 1.28 0.86–1.90 1.45 (1) 0.23
 Model 1 1 1.18 0.78–1.78 0.63 (1) 1.47 0.95–2.27 3.05 (1) 0.08
 Model 2 1 1.20 0.79–1.83 0.77 (1) 1.42 0.91–2.19 2.46 (1) 0.12
High-fat dairy intake (g/day)
 Events/participants (n) 62/532 60/535 44/533
 Median intake (IQR) 19 (9, 28) 51 (43, 60) 112 (87, 177)
 Mean (SD) 18 (11) 51 (10) 174 (160)
 Unadjusted 1 0.96 0.66–1.40 0.05 (1) 0.68 0.45–1.02 3.40 (1) 0.05
 Model 1 1 0.83 0.56–1.22 0.91 (1) 0.61 0.39–0.94 5.01 (1) 0.03
 Model 2 1 0.91 0.61–1.35 0.22 (1) 0.64 0.41–0.998 3.88 (1) 0.04
Low-fat dairy intake (g/day)
 Events/participants (n) 49/533 59/534 58/533
 Median intake (IQR) 128 (66, 194) 366 (310, 424) 638 (548, 793)
 Mean (SD) 130 (77) 368 (64) 694 (188)
 Unadjusted 1 1.23 0.82–1.83 1.01 (1) 1.21 0.81–1.80 0.84 (1) 0.38
 Model 1 1 1.21 0.80–1.81 0.81 (1) 1.31 0.86–2.00 1.59 (1) 0.21
 Model 2 1 1.22 0.81–1.85 0.94 (1) 1.27 0.83–1.94 1.17 (1) 0.27
High-fat fermented dairy intake
 Events/participants (n) 60/533 53/533 53/534
 Median intake (IQR) 3 (0, 8) 21 (16, 26) 48 (38, 65)
 Mean (SD) 4 (4) 21 (6) 57 (30)
 Unadjusted 1 0.87 0.59–1.29 0.48 (1) 0.87 0.59–1.28 0.50 (1) 0.51
 Model 1 1 0.69 0.46–1.03 3.24 (1) 0.71 0.47–1.08 2.57 (1) 0.15
 Model 2 1 0.78 0.51–1.17 1.49 (1) 0.84 0.55–1.28 0.68 (1) 0.48
Low-fat fermented dairy intake
 Events/participants (n) 64/534 44/517 58/549
 Median intake (IQR) 0 (0, 0) 75 (50, 100) 259 (194, 362)
 Mean (SD) 0 (2) 76 (35) 296 (143)
 Unadjusted 1 0.68 0.46–1.02 3.41 (1) 0.87 0.60–1.27 0.55 (1) 0.74
 Model 1 1 0.52 0.34–0.79 9.23 (1) 0.72 0.49–1.06 2.71 (1) 0.37
 Model 2 1 0.55 0.36–0.84 7.64 (1) 0.76 0.52–1.13 1.82 (1) 0.50
High-fat non-fermented dairy intake
 Events/participants (n) 67/534 55/533 44/533
 Median intake (IQR) 2 (0, 6) 21 (16, 27) 69 (47, 136)
 Mean (SD) 3 (3) 22 (7) 137 (168)
 Unadjusted 1 0.80 0.55–1.17 1.30 (1) 0.63 0.42–0.94 5.20 (1) 0.03
 Model 1 1 0.72 0.49–1.05 2.88 (1) 0.60 0.39–0.91 5.88 (1) 0.03
 Model 2 1 0.78 0.52–1.15 1.58 (1) 0.60 0.39–0.92 5.56 (1) 0.02
Low-fat non-fermented dairy intake
 Events/participants (n) 48/533 56/534 62/533
 Median intake (IQR) 55 (28, 85) 206 (155, 265) 493 (395, 637)
 Mean (SD) 56 (33) 211 (60) 547 (199)
 Unadjusted 1 1.18 0.79–1.78 0.66 (1) 1.33 0.89–1.98 1.98 (1) 0.17
 Model 1 1 1.14 0.76–1.73 0.40 (1) 1.50 0.99–2.27 3.64 (1) 0.049
 Model 2 1 1.12 0.74–1.69 0.26 (1) 1.44 0.95–2.18 2.90 (1) 0.08

Total N for all models was 1600. Model 1 adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake. Model 2 adjusted for model 1 and BMI, fruit, berry and vegetable intake, SES, and history of CVD