Table 4

Associations of financial strain and income with the onset/recurrence of depressive and/or anxiety disorders during the 4-year follow-up (n=1250)

Onset/recurrence of depressive and/or anxiety disorders
Model 1Model 2Model 3
OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)OR (95% CI)
Financial strain
 None1.001.001.00
 Mild1.31 (1.02 to 1.68)*1.18 (0.90 to 1.53)1.08 (0.83 to 1.42)
 Severe1.32 (0.82 to 2.12)1.13 (0.69 to 1.84)1.05 (0.64 to 1.73)
Income×€10000.85 (0.77 to 0.94)**0.87 (0.78 to 0.97)*0.89 (0.79 to 1.01)
  • Model 1: univariate, unadjusted.

  • Model 2: multivariate, unadjusted.

  • Model 3: adjusted for gender, age, partner status and education level.

  • Statistics final model: Nagelkerke R2=0.041; χ2(7)=37.32, p<0.001.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, p<0.10.