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Table 2 Estimated associations between demographic/clinical variables and post-stroke depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) at follow-up (N = 307)

From: In-hospital predictors of post-stroke depression for targeted initiation of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

P value

Demographics

 Age

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.335

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

0.11

 Sex (female)

1.11 (0.71–1.75)

0.638

0.72 (0.37–1.43)

0.35

Race

  White

1

 

1

 

  Black

0.79 (0.48–1.32)

0.375

0.75 (0.35–1.62)

0.47

  Asian

2.38 (0.24–23.30)

0.455

0.56 (0.01–55.12)

0.81

  Native American

0.79 (0.05–12.88)

0.872

-

-

 Married

0.84 (0.53–1.32)

0.450

0.87 (0.43–1.78)

0.71

 Lives alone

0.59 (0.31–1.11)

0.102

0.60 (0.25–1.46)

0.26

 Employed

0.69 (0.43–1.11)

0.123

0.58 (0.27–1.23)

0.16

Medical history

 History of stroke

0.76 (0.52–1.57)

0.719

0.73 (0.33–1.71)

0.50

 History of depression

4.54 (2.53–8.14)

 < 0.001

4.11 (1.65–10.26)

0.002

 Prior SSRI use

3.60 (1.85–7.01)

 < 0.001

1.51 (0.52–4.43)

0.45

Stroke admission

 NIHSS

1.05 (1.00–1.10)

0.032

1.05 (0.97–1.14)

0.21

 Inpatient PHQ-9 score

1.19 (1.11–1.28)

 < 0.001

1.17 (1.06–1.30)

0.002

Stroke recovery

 Outpatient therapy

1.20 (0.69–2.12)

0.517

1.54 (0.71–3.36)

0.28

  1. aAdjusted for age, sex, race, marital status, living situation, employment, history of stroke, history of depression, prior SSRI use, NIHSS, inpatient PHQ-9 score, and outpatient therapy