Table 6

Prevalence ratios for upper quartile (with first quartile used as reference) for multivariate associations between urinary organophosphate pesticides and depression

UnadjustedModel 1*Model 2†Model 3‡
Pesticidesn=5160n=4775n=4202n=4185
2,5-dichlorophenol1.76 (1.29 to 2.39)1.29 (0.90 to 1.85)1.17 (0.78 to 1.74)1.18 (0.80 to 1.73)
O-phenyl phenol§1.38 (0.97 to 1.97)1.27 (0.91 to 1.80)1.21 (0.86 to 1.70)1.12 (0.80 to 1.56)
2,4-dichlorophenol1.35 (1.04 to 1.76)1.10 (0.82 to 1.49)1.04 (0.74 to 1.46)1.04 (0.74 to 1.46)
2,4,5-trichlorophenol§1.29 (0.92 to 1.80)1.14 (0.77 to 1.68)1.08 (0.72 to 1.63)1.09 (0.72 to 1.66)
2,4,6-trichlorophenol1.21 (0.82 to 1.77)1.02 (0.70 to 1.47)1.01 (0.67 to 1.52)1.01 (0.67 to 1.52)
Organophosphatesn=1785n=1627n=1472n=1465
Dimethylphosphate§0.96 (0.53 to 1.74)1.26 (0.73 to 2.19)1.20 (0.78 to 1.85)1.20 (0.77 to 1.86)
Diethylphosphate§0.85 (0.51 to 1.42)0.96 (0.58 to 1.57)0.99 (0.55 to 1.79)0.98 (0.55 to 1.75)
Dimethylthiophosphate0.69 (0.48 to 0.99)0.89 (0.51 to 1.55)0.98 (0.52 to 1.83)1.02 (0.52 to 1.99)
Diethylthiophosphate§0.65 (0.41 to 1.01)0.88 (0.58 to 1.34)1.07 (0.73 to 1.55)1.08 (0.76 to 1.55)
Dimethyldithiophosphate¶0.81 (0.49 to 1.35)1.01 (0.65 to 1.57)1.02 (0.69 to 1.51)1.01 (0.66 to 1.55)
  • *Adjusted for demographics and socioeconomic status (age, sex, poverty, family income, ethnicity and country of birth).

  • †Adjusted for the above, cotinine levels and chronic medical illness.

  • ‡Adjusted for the above and blood levels of cholesterol, glucose and creatinine.

  • §Only three groups formed because of the lack of granularity in data.

  • ¶Only two groups formed because of the lack of granularity in data.