From the Journals

Depression risks identified in women

Publish date: March 13, 2018

 

FROM OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Education was a major area of difference between women with minor depression and those with no depression. Compared with the reference group – college graduate or above – adjusted RRs for minor depression were 4.34 for those with less than a high school education, 2.92 for those with a high school education, and 2.59 for women with some college or an associate degree. Women with asthma were 2.11 times as likely to have minor depression as those without asthma, and current smokers had an RR of 1.66 for minor depression, compared with never smokers, the investigators said.

The study was supported by funding from Stanford University. One investigator received an award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The investigators did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

SOURCE: Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Apr;131(4):671-9.

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