Predictors of a depression diagnosis OR (CI)
| Variable | Depression diagnoses of mothers of children born 1990–1995 (n=270 736) | Depression diagnoses of fathers of children born 1990–1995 (n=253 632) | Depression diagnoses of mothers of children born 2000–2005 (n=160 201) | Depression diagnoses of fathers of children born 2000–2005 (n=154 614) |
| Parent of child with a DD versus parent of child without a DD | 1.755 (1.671 to 1.844) | 1.600 (1.524 to 1.680) | 2.235 (2.103 to 2.376) | 1.637 (1.541 to 1.739) |
| Parent’s age at birth of the child | 1.015 (1.014 to 1.017) | 1.013 (1.012 to 1.014) | 0.992 (0.990 to 0.994) | 1.003 (1.002 to 1.005) |
| Sex of the child (female vs male) | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. | N.S. |
| Number of children in the family | 0.403 (0.382 to 0.425) | 0.620 (0.596 to 0.645) | N.S. | N.S. |
| Income quintile | ||||
| Lowest versus highest | 1.057 (1.031 to 1.084) | 1.119 (1.091 to 1.148) | 0.953 (0.923 to 0.983) | 1.060 (1.024 to 1.099) |
| Second versus highest | 1.080 (1.053 to 1.108) | 1.108 (1.080 to 1.136) | 1.010 (0.979 to 1.043) | 1.096 (1.059 to 1.135) |
| Third versus highest | 1.057 (1.030 to 1.084) | 1.072 (1.045 to 1.099) | 1.020 (0.989 to 1.053) | 1.044 (1.008 to 1.081) |
| Fourth versus highest | 1.070 (1.043 to 1.097) | 1.061 (1.035 to 1.088) | 1.023 (0.991 to 1.056) | 1.010 (0.976 to 1.046) |
| Receipt of an MSP subsidy versus no subsidy | 0.851 (0.835 to 0.868) | 0.926 (0.906 to 0.946) | N.S. | 1.062 (1.024 to 1.097) |
| Health authority | ||||
| Interior versus Vancouver Coastal | 1.811 (1.764 to 1.859) | 1.535 (1.496 to 1.575) | 1.748 (1.690 to 1.807) | 1.516 (1.461 to 1.572) |
| Fraser versus Vancouver Coastal | 1.355 (1.328 to 1.383) | 1.266 (1.239 to 1.293) | 1.348 (1.315 to 1.382) | 1.247 (1.212 to 1.283) |
| Island versus Vancouver Coastal | 1.743 (1.698 to 1.789) | 1.506 (1.467 to 1.546) | 1.662 (1.608 to 1.717) | 1.440 (1.389 to 1.494) |
| Northern versus Vancouver Coastal | 1.605 (1.553 to 1.659) | 1.306 (1.264 to 1.350) | 1.389 (1.328 to 1.452) | 1.254 (1.194 to 1.317) |
DD, developmental disability; MSP, Medical Services Plan; N.S., not significant.