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Table 2 Crude and adjusted Hazard Ratios (HR) of diagnosed depression in adolescence, by social position, n = 169,262

From: Social differences in diagnosed depression among adolescents in a Swedish population based cohort

Social factors

Crude

HR (95% CI)

Adjusted for biological parents depression HR (95% CI)

Adjusted for parental country of origin HR (95% CI)

Adjusted for parental country of origin and education HR (95% CI)

Sex

 Boy

1.0

   

 Girl

2.4 (2.3–2.6)

   

Parental country of origin

 Sweden (ref.)

1.0

   

 Nordic

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

   

 Outside Nordic

0.7 (0.6–0.7)

   

Parental education

 High (ref.)

1.0

1.0

1.0

 

 Medium

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

 

 Low

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

 

Disposable Household income

 High (ref.)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Medium high

1.2 (1.1–1.2)

1.1 (1.1–1.2)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

 Medium

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

 Medium low

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

 Low

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

Parental receipt of an unemployment benefit

 Not received (ref)

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 Received

1.3 (1.2–1.4)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.4 (1.3–1.6)

1.4 (1.2–1.5)