Unequal Burden of Loss of a Loved One in Non-Hispanic Black and White Californians

Table 2. Effects of loss of a loved one on depressionbased on race

	*Model 1* *Pooled Sample* Without Interaction				*Model 2* *Pooled Sample* With Interaction
	OR	95% CI		p	OR	95% CI		p
Race (NHBs)	0.63	0.47	0.84	.001	0.47	0.32	0.71	<.001
Age	0.98	0.97	0.99	<.001	0.98	0.97	0.99	<.001
Gender (Male)	0.57	0.44	0.75	<.001	0.57	0.44	0.74	<.001
Head of the Household	1.46	1.06	2.00	.021	1.45	1.05	1.99	.023
Poverty Status				.008				.008
Under 150% of the federal poverty line	1.00				1.00
150% - 399% of the federal poverty line	0.74	0.55	0.99	.043	0.74	0.55	1.00	.050
400% + of the federal poverty line	0.59	0.42	0.82	.002	0.59	0.42	0.83	.002
Employed	0.86	0.65	1.13	.278	0.85	0.65	1.12	.248
Education				.038				.041
Less than High School	1.00				1.00
High School	0.42	0.22	0.78	.006	0.42	0.22	0.79	.007
Some College	0.57	0.31	1.04	.066	0.58	0.32	1.05	.071
College Or More	0.54	0.29	1.00	.051	0.54	0.29	1.01	.052
Married	0.51	0.38	0.68	<.001	0.51	0.38	0.68	<.001
Loss of a Loved One	1.20	0.94	1.54	.141	0.96	0.69	1.34	.803
Loss of a Loved One x Race (NHBs)	1.67	1.01	2.75	.045
Constant	2.82			.006	3.11			.003

OR: Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval