Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are several indicators and many studies only investigating two or less indicators at the same time. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the cross-sectional and longitudinal association of three defined SES dimensions (education, occupational position and household net-income) with the occurrence of elevated symptoms of depression relative to the impact of important covariates.

Methods

The study included observational data from 12,484 participants of the Gutenberg Health Study. The outcome was "elevated depressive symptoms" as defined by Patient Health Q

SUBMITTER: Schlax J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480596 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature