Table 2

The association between employment status change and depression

Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
 ≤241.001.00
 25–340.90 (0.73 to 1.11)1.01 (0.78 to 1.29)
 35–440.84 (0.68 to 1.03)0.87 (0.66 to 1.15)
 45–541.24 (1.01 to 1.52)0.91 (0.68 to 1.22)
 ≥552.08 (1.72 to 2.52)0.70 (0.52 to 0.96)
Sex
 Men1.001.00
 Women1.80 (1.64 to 1.97)1.83 (1.56 to 2.15)
Region
 Rural1.001.00
 City0.81 (0.72 to 0.91)1.13 (0.99 to 1.29)
 Metropolitan0.82 (0.72 to 0.93)1.13 (0.99 to 1.30)
 Seoul0.87 (0.76 to 0.99)1.29 (1.11 to 1.50)
Education
 College1.001.00
 High school1.66 (1.48 to 1.86)1.15 (1.01 to 1.30)
 Middle school2.49 (2.15 to 2.89)1.21 (1.01 to 1.46)
 Elementary4.04 (3.59 to 4.54)1.25 (1.04 to 1.50)
Marital status
 Married1.001.00
 Bereaved3.53 (2.99 to 4.18)1.71 (1.42 to 2.07)
 Divorced or separated3.48 (3.06 to 3.97)1.31 (1.10 to 1.55)
 Single1.02 (0.91 to 1.14)1.28 (1.08 to 1.52)
Income
 Q1 (high)1.001.00
 Q21.50 (1.32 to 1.70)1.21 (1.06 to 1.39)
 Q32.81 (2.49 to 3.17)1.69 (1.47 to 1.94)
 Q4 (low)5.80 (5.11 to 6.58)2.24 (1.90 to 2.65)
Head of household
 No1.001.00
 Yes1.28 (1.17 to 1.39)1.05 (0.91 to 1.21)
Self-rated health
 Very good1.001.00
 Good1.19 (1.05 to 1.35)1.11 (0.97 to 1.28)
 Normal2.67 (2.32 to 3.06)1.89 (1.60 to 2.23)
 Bad and very bad6.35 (5.50 to 7.32)3.60 (3.02 to 4.29)
Smoking
 Never1.001.00
 Past0.73 (0.66 to 0.80)1.01 (0.85 to 1.20)
 Current0.95 (0.86 to 1.06)1.37 (1.15 to 1.63)
AUDIT score
 0–71.001.00
 8–150.83 (0.74 to 0.94)1.34 (1.17 to 1.55)
 ≥161.62 (1.38 to 1.91)2.19 (1.80 to 2.67)
Year
 20091.001.00
 20100.65 (0.59 to 0.71)0.58 (0.52 to 0.66)
 20110.63 (0.57 to 0.70)0.66 (0.59 to 0.74)
 20120.55 (0.50 to 0.61)0.61 (0.51 to 0.72)
Employment status
 Permanent→permanent1.001.00
 Precarious→precarious2.86 (2.43 to 3.36)1.54 (1.30 to 1.83)
 Unemployment→unemployment2.91 (2.53 to 3.35)1.45 (1.23 to 1.70)
 Precarious→permanent1.68 (1.32 to 2.14)1.22 (0.95 to 1.56)
 Unemployment→permanent1.50 (1.04 to 2.16)1.05 (0.71 to 1.53)
 Unemployment→precarious2.60 (2.11 to 3.21)1.34 (1.07 to 1.68)
 Permanent→precarious2.17 (1.73 to 2.73)1.46 (1.16 to 1.85)
 Permanent→unemployment2.83 (2.09 to 3.83)1.78 (1.30 to 2.43)
 Precarious→unemployment3.76 (3.07 to 4.62)1.65 (1.32 to 2.06)
Lag(CES-D)1.09 (1.09 to 1.10)1.07 (1.06 to 1.07)
  • Estimates were obtained from a generalised linear mixed-effects model with random subject effects.

  • AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test;

    CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.