Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted relative risk ratios for the association between past year HED frequency^a and depressive symptoms by education and employment among middle-aged community dwelling Norwegians

 Lowest

1.20 (0.94,1.54)

1.10 (0.82,1.47)

1.16 (0.82,1.64)

1.34 (0.90,1.98)

1.27 (0.90,1.79)

1.39 (0.94,2.07)

 Middle

1.12 (0.87,1.45)

1.08 (0.82,1.44)

0.96 (0.69,1.34)

1.00 (0.70,1.44)

1.48 (1.09,2.00)*

1.25 (0.88,1.79)

 Highest

0.94 (0.69,1.29)

0.90 (0.64,1.27)

0.89 (0.58,1.35)

1.00 (0.64,1.56)

1.25 (0.86,1.83)

1.27 (0.83,1.94)

Employment

 None

1.20 (0.86,1.68)

0.92 (0.61,1.38)

1.14 (0.72,1.81)

0.99 (0.57,1.73)

2.39 (1.57,3.64)***

1.97 (1.12,3.46)*

 Part-time

1.23 (0.88,1.72)

1.13 (0.78,1.63)

1.56 (0.92,2.62)

1.56 (0.86,2.82)

3.44 (2.11,5.62)***

2.33 (1.27,4.29)**

 Full-time

1.09 (0.88,1.35)

1.03 (0.82,1.30)

0.95 (0.73,1.24)

1.05 (0.79,1.40)

0.99 (0.75,1.29)

1.01 (0.76,1.36)