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Table 4 Risk of depression by potential confounders

From: Cannabis use and depression: a longitudinal study of a national cohort of Swedish conscripts

POTENTIAL CONFOUNDERS

HR Crude Analysis

HR adjusted for other potential confounders*

Prior personality disorders (any vs. none)a

2.6 (2.0-3.4)

1.8 (1.2-2.5)

IQ score (lowest vs. highest)1

2.9 (2.4-3.4)

2.2 (1.7-2.8)

Risky use of alcohol indicators (none vs. at least one)b

1.7 (1.5-2.0)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

Smoking (>20 cigarettes/day vs. non-smokers)2

2.6 (2.0-3.3)

1.7 (1.2-2.4)

Disturbed behavior in childhood (very high vs. very low)3

3.8 (2.1-6.8)

2.7 (1.3-5.4)

Social adjustment (very low vs. very good)4

2.2 (1.3-3.6)

2.0 (1.0-3.9)

Early adulthood SEP (manual skill/unskilled vs. high/intermediate nonmanual)5

1.6 (1.3-2.0)

1.2 (1.0-1.5)

Use of other drugs (any vs. none)c

0.8 (0.3-2.3)

0.6 (0.2-2.6)

Brought up in a city (metropolitan areas vs. rural)6

0.9 (0.8-1.1)

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

  1. * adjusted for all potential confounders and cannabis use.
  2. a, b, c dichotomous variable.
  3. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 categorical variables, only one exposure group presented in the table.