Table 4 Combined effects of metabolic syndrome and SES (primarily education level and household income) for depression in male and female

Education level & Metabolic syndrome

2.26 (0.76–6.74)

2.18 (0.73–6.48)

1.96 (0.66–5.83)

3.40 (1.80–6.41)

3.16 (1.63–6.13)

2.55 (1.28–5.10)

2.41 (1.13–5.15)

2.12 (1.01–4.49)

2.13 (0.91–4.99)

2.02 (1.45–2.81)

1.69 (1.20–2.37)

1.45 (0.10–2.10)

6.30 (2.61–15.21)

4.90 (2.07–11.57)

4.29 (1.75–10.53)

4.00 (2.51–6.38)

2.96 (1.78–4.91)

2.53 (1.43–4.48)

9.23 (3.63–23.46)

6.31 (2.62–15.23)

8.43 (3.25–21.84)

4.14 (2.56–6.71)

2.80 (1.70–4.61)

2.39 (1.35–4.23)

10.11 (3.52–29.04)

6.98 (2.30–21.12)

11.84 (3.62–38.68)

3.82 (2.00–7.30)

2.46 (1.20–5.08)

2.45 (1.21–4.96)

25.31 (10.79–59.40)

15.60 (6.59–36.90)

13.87 (5.22–36.84)

5.25 (3.25–8.49)

3.16 (1.88–5.30)

2.31 (1.25–4.28)

19.81 (7.44–52.74)

13.97 (5.10–38.25)

14.74 (4.69–46.28)

5.28 (3.15–8.84)

2.74 (1.54–4.83)

2.81 (1.52–5.22)

Household income & Metabolic syndrome

1.10 (0.41–2.96)

1.27 (0.47–3.44)

0.91 (0.34–2.45)

2.69 (1.55–4.67)

2.36 (1.34–4.15)

2.30 (1.22–4.34)

1.24 (0.67–2.29)

0.87 (0.46–1.63)

0.67 (0.31–1.43)

2.09 (1.54–2.83)

1.71 (1.25–2.33)

1.91 (1.33–2.74)

2.14 (1.07–4.29)

1.54 (0.72–3.29)

1.60 (0.66–3.88)

3.02 (2.02–4.50)

2.16 (1.94–3.36)

2.69 (1.64–4.41)

6.70 (3.49–12.84)

2.81 (1.45–5.45)

2.62 (1.22–5.63)

4.22 (2.85–6.23)

2.67 (1.76–4.05)

2.94 (1.77–4.87)

8.85 (3.96–19.78)

3.48 (1.43–8.43)

3.01 (1.13–8.01)

5.93 (3.54–9.91)

3.13 (1.82–5.39)

4.05 (2.18–7.53)