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Table 2 Socioeconomic/lifestyle factors and sex-age-adjusted odds ratios of depressive tendencies (Kessler 6 â‰¥â€‰9) in Japanese men and women aged 20 years and older. NIPPON DATA2010 baseline survey (n = 2681)

From: Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with depressive tendencies in general Japanese men and women: NIPPON DATA2010

 

n/total n (%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Sex

 Men

67/1152 (5.8)

Reference

 Women

126/1529 (8.2)

1.41*† (1.04–1.92)

Family status

 Married

134/2061 (6.5)

Reference

 Single living with family

32/348 (9.2)

1.23 (0.81–1.86)

 Single living alone

27/272 (9.9)

1.74* (1.12–2.71)

Working status

 Working

113/1377 (8.2)

Reference

 Not working aged < 60 years

31/289 (10.7)

1.11 (0.72–1.74)

 Not working aged ≥ 60 years

49/1015 (4.8)

0.59* (0.38–0.90)

Equivalent household expenditure per month‡

 Q1

46/601 (7.7)

1.31 (0.85–2.03)

 Q2

41/671 (6.1)

Reference

 Q3

49/654 (7.5)

1.25 (0.81–1.92)

 Q4

45/625 (7.2)

1.23 (0.79–1.90)

 No answer

12/130 (9.2)

1.58 (0.80–3.09)

Health insurance

 National

93/1419 (6.6)

Reference

 Employee’s

92/1218 (7.6)

0.83 (0.58–1.18)

 Other/no answer

8/44 (18.2)

2.81* (1.26–6.28)

Drinking status

 Non-drinker

99/1242 (8.0)

Reference

 Ex-drinker

2/53 (3.8)

0.53 (0.13–2.21)

 < 2 gou§/day

78/1219 (6.4)

0.82 (0.59–1.13)

 ≥ 2 gou/day

14/167 (8.4)

1.22 (0.65–2.29)

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

122/1746 (7.0)

Reference

 Ex-smoker

27/529 (5.1)

0.99 (0.61–1.59)

 Current smoker

44/406 (10.8)

1.97* (1.30–2.99)

History of cardiovascular disease ‖

 No

173/2479 (7.0)

Reference

 Yes

20/202 (9.9)

2.07* (1.24–3.47)

  1. CI, confidence interval
  2. *P value < 0.05 was considered to be significant
  3. †Odds ratio was adjusted for age only
  4. ‡Calculated as monthly household expenditure divided by square root of the number of family members
  5. §Unit of alcohol beverage equivalent to 23 g of ethanol
  6. ‖Stroke, myocardial infarction, or angina pectoris