Table 2

Association between low blood pressure and future depressive disorder in the EPAD and ALSPAC samples using the optimal cut-off for low blood pressure identified in each sample using ROC analysis

 OR (95% CI)*
Optimal cut-off in EPAD sample (<0.025)Optimal cut-off in ALSPAC sample (< −0.485)
EPAD sample3.13 (1.30, 7.53)3.43 (1.45, 8.13)
ALSPAC sample3.00 (0.93, 9.71)3.62 (1.23, 10.65)
  • *Adjusted for child weight at W1.

  • ALSPAC, Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; EPAD, Early Prediction of Adolescent Depression study.