Table 4 Prevalence and odds ratios (ORs) for depressive symptoms according to education level, stratified by household income in men and women
From: Education, household income, and depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older Japanese adults
| Â | Education level | P for trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Household income | Junior high school | High school | Junior college | University or higher | |
Lowest (<3,000,000 Yen/yr) | Â | ||||
 Prevalence | 1666/4879 (34.2%) | 2146/5807 (40.0%) | 693/1777 (39.0%) | 187/523 (35.8%) |  |
 Adjusted OR1 (95% CI) | 1 (Reference) | 0.92 (0.84–1.00) | 0.90 (0.79–1.02) | 0.86 (0.70–1.04) | 0.0275 |
2nd (≥3,000,000, < 6,000,000 Yen/yr) | |||||
 Prevalence | 930/3353 (27.7%) | 2672/8468 (31.6%) | 1047/2990 (35.0%) | 320/1164 (27.5%) |  |
 Adjusted OR1 (95% CI) | 1 (Reference) | 0.94 (0.86–1.04) | 1.00 (0.89–1.12) | 0.74 (0.63–0.86) | 0.0123 |
3rd (≥6,000,000, < 9,000,000 Yen/yr) | |||||
 Prevalence | 174/825 (21.1%) | 905/3259 (27.8%) | 444/1364 (32.6%) | 209/817 (25.6%) |  |
 Adjusted OR1 (95% CI) | 1 (Reference) | 1.12 (0.92–1.37) | 1.28 (1.02–1.60) | 0.89 (0.70–1.15) | 0.5214 |
Highest (≥9,000,000 Yen/yr) | |||||
 Prevalence | 93/421 (22.1%) | 392/1564 (25.1%) | 220/728 (30.2%) | 125/560 (22.3%) |  |
 Adjusted OR1 (95% CI) | 1 (Reference) | 0.95 (0.72–1.25) | 1.10 (0.81–1.51) | 0.71 (0.51–1.00) | 0.0915 |