Table 2 Odds ratios for being depression by metabolic syndrome and each of its components and SES (primarily education level and household income)
Characteristics | Model1a | Model2b | Model3c | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR(95% CI) | p-value | OR(95% CI) | p-value | OR(95% CI) | p-value | |
Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||
  < 90 (< 80 for women) | 1.00 | 0.0002 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 0.10 |
  ≥ 90 (≥80 for women) | 1.49 (1.21–1.82) | 1.21 (0.92–1.60) | 1.30 (0.95–1.78) | |||
Triglyceride level (mg/dL) | ||||||
  < 150 | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
  ≥ 150 | 1.61 (1.27–.2.03) | 1.35 (1.06–1.71) | 1.26 (0.97–1.65) | |||
Blood pressurea | ||||||
 Normal | 1.00 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.32 |
 Abnormal | 0.90 (0.70–1.16) | 0.82 (0.63–1.06) | 0.87 (0.65–1.15) | |||
HDL cholesterol level (mg/dL) | ||||||
  ≥ 40 (≥50 for women) | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | 0.003 | 1.00 | 0.0004 |
  < 40 (< 50 for women) | 1.52 (1.25–.1.86) | 1.40 (1.12–1.74) | 1.55 (1.22–1.99) | |||
FBS (mg/dL) | ||||||
  < 100 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 1.00 | 0.09 |
  ≥ 100 | 1.36 (1.07–1.73) | 1.23 (0.95–1.58) | 1.26 (0.96–1.65) | |||
Metabolic syndrome | ||||||
 No | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 1.00 | 0.003 |
 Yes | 1.65 (1.30–2.09) | 1.34 (1.05–1.72) | 1.51 (1.15–1.98) | |||
Education level | ||||||
 College or more | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | <.0001 |
 High school | 2.10 (1.60–2.79) | 1.77 (1.34–2.33) | 1.52 (1.13–2.06) | |||
 Middle schools | 4.02 (2.76–5.87) | 2.86 (1.93–4.24) | 2.73 (1.79–4.15) | |||
 Elementary school or less | 6.20 (4.26–9.02) | 3.72 (2.49–5.54) | 3.16 (2.06–4.85) | |||
House income | ||||||
 High | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | <.0001 | 1.00 | <.0001 |
 Middle | 1.73 (1.35–2.23) | 1.33 (1.02–1.72) | 1.45 (1.09–1.94) | |||
 Low | 4.66 (3.42–6.36) | 2.54 (1.84–3.51) | 2.95 (2.05–4.24) | |||