Table 6

Associations of subject characteristics with depression (PHQ-9 score ≥moderate depression) among 2401 SICCA* participants with symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Unadjusted pMultivariable adjusted OR† (95% CI)Multivariable adjusted p†
Age0.99 (0.98 to 0.99)<0.0010.98 (0.97 to 0.98)<0.001
Gender, female0.79 (0.58 to 1.08)0.140.85 (0.61 to 1.20)0.37
Country of residence
  Argentina1.49 (1.15 to 1.93)0.0031.64 (1.25 to 2.15)<0.001
  China0.13 (0.08 to 0.23)<0.0010.24 (0.14 to 0.43)<0.001
  Denmark0.68 (0.53 to 0.86)0.0020.72 (0.55 to 0.95)0.02
  India‡NANA
  Japan1.07 (0.79 to 1.46)0.641.47 (1.05 to 2.04)0.02
  UK0.70 (0.52 to 0.95)0.021.00 (0.72 to 1.39)0.99
  USReferenceReference
Education, college1.06 (0.89 to 1.26)0.52
Employed0.79 (0.67 to 0.94)0.0070.63 (0.52 to 0.76)<0.001
Meeting SS criteria0.54 (0.45 to 0.64)<0.0010.67 (0.55 to 0.81)<0.001
Anticholinergic medication2.70 (2.26 to 3.22)<0.0012.05 (1.68 to 2.50)<0.001
Medications§
  NoneReference
  NSAIDS2.03 (1.59 to 2.59)<0.0011.58 (1.21 to 2.05)0.001
  Cholinomimetics1.76 (1.23 to 2.53)0.0021.62 (1.09 to 2.41)0.02
  Antimalarials1.78 (1.34 to 2.35)<0.0011.35 (0.99 to 1.83)0.06
  Other immunosuppressants¶1.16 (0.89 to 1.49)0.271.08 (0.81 to 1.44)0.59
  • *Participants from the Sjögren’s International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry.

  • †All factors with a p value ≤0.10 on univariate analysis entered into multivariate model; p value ≤0.05 to remain in final model.

  • ‡9-Item Personal Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was not administered to individuals recruited from India.

  • §Systemic medications used for the management of SS-related symptoms and currently received at study entry.

  • ¶Include corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, tumour necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, anti-CD-20 and other immune-modifying biological agents.

  • NA, not applicable; NSAIDS, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SS, Sjögren’s syndrome.