Table 2 Patients’ baseline characteristics independently associated with CESD-10^a score at baseline and with change^b in CESD-10 score: linear regression models

Age (per year)

−0.06

−0.08

−0.04

<0.001

−0.06

−0.08

−0.04

<0.001

Men vs. women

−1.66

−2.19

−1.13

<0.001

−0.96

−1.46

−0.46

<0.001

Hypertension

−1.93

−2.60

−1.27

<0.001

−0.53

−1.07

0.00

0.052

Diabetes

−1.75

−2.27

−1.24

<0.001

Chronic respiratory disease

1.21

0.51

1.91

<0.001

1.06

0.58

1.54

<0.001

Highest education

0.004^c

0.010^c

•None (reference)

1.00

1.00

•Primary

−0.24

−1.31

0.84

0.656

−0.35

−1.34

0.63

0.473

•Secondary

−1.19

−2.33

−0.05

0.042

−1.48

−2.50

−0.47

0.005

•Tertiary

−0.93

−2.70

0.83

0.291

−1.64

−3.03

−0.25

0.022

Language

0.038^c

•Afrikaans (reference)

1.00

•Xhosa

1.90

0.42

3.37

0.013

•English

1.66

−0.66

3.98

0.156

Income (per 1000 Rand per month)

−0.23

−0.37

−0.08

0.003

Unemployed

0.53

−0.08

1.15

0.086

Welfare grant baseline

0.54

−0.02

1.10

0.060

0.66

0.19

1.13

0.007

Baseline CESD-10 score^b

NA

0.32

0.27

0.37

<0.001