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Table 2 The association between participant characteristics, including gastric cancer, and depression

From: Association between gastric cancer and the risk of depression among South Korean adults

Variables

Risk of Depression

HR

95% CI

P-value

Gastric Cancer

   

<  0.0001

 

Yes

1.28

(1.13

1.45)

 
 

No

1.00

    

Sex

   

<  0.0001

 

Male

1.00

    
 

Female

1.55

(1.39

1.73)

 

Age

   

0.0455

 

40–49

1.00

    
 

50–59

0.90

(0.75

1.08)

 
 

60–69

1.11

(0.93

1.31)

 
 

≥70

0.98

(0.82

1.18)

 

Social Security

   

0.2477

 

Health Insurance (Corporate)

1.00

    
 

Health Insurance (Regional)

1.00

(0.89

1.11)

 
 

Medical aid

0.71

(0.47

1.07)

 

Income

   

0.2487

 

Low

1.00

    
 

Middle

0.90

(0.76

1.06)

 
 

High

0.98

(0.83

1.16)

 

Region

   

0.1075

 

Metropolitan

1.00

    
 

City

0.90

(0.78

1.03)

 
 

Rural

0.88

(0.78

1.00)

 

Disability

   

0.0035

 

Yes

1.29

(1.09

1.53)

 
 

No

1.00

    

Diabetes

   

0.0241

 

Yes

1.21

(1.03

1.42)

 
 

No

1.00

    

Hypertension

   

0.003

 

Yes

1.22

(1.07

1.39)

 
 

No

1.00

    

Past Depression

   

<  0.0001

 

Yes

5.34

(4.52

6.30)

 
 

No

1.00

    

Year of Cohort entry

   

<  0.0001

 

2002

1.89

(1.55

2.29)

 
 

2003

1.39

(1.11

1.73)

 
 

2004

1.38

(1.11

1.73)

 
 

2005

1.12

(0.89

1.41)

 
 

2006

1.10

(0.87

1.38)

 
 

2007

1.14

(0.93

1.39)

 
 

2008

1.06

(0.88

1.28)

 
 

2009

1.00