Individual and Community Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Mental Health in Individuals with Arthritis

Table 4

Parameter estimates for all SES variables in blocks, B (95% confidence interval).

Variable	Depression CES-D
	Block I	Block II	Block III	Block IV
Nonmanagerial Occupation	2.98** (1.32, 4.65)	2.86** (1.17, 4.56)	1.98* (0.25, 3.72)	1.16 (−0.49, 2.82)
Non-homeowner	2.82** (1.29, 4.34)	2.67** (1.14, 4.21)	2.44** (0.91, 3.97)	1.00 (−0.67, 2.67)
Community poverty
Medium (7.5–14.1%)		1.05 (−0.57, 2.67)	0.78 (−0.7, 2.26)	0.51 (−0.94, 1.96)
High (>14.1%)		1.87 (−0.36, 4.10)	1.72 (−0.45, 3.90)	0.96 (−1.13, 3.04)
Educational attainment
HS			1.61 (−0.00, 3.23)	0.79 (−0.96, 2.54)
<HS			3.19** (1.37, 5.00)	1.31 (−0.83, 3.44)
Household income
$15,000–45,000				2.20 (−0.02, 4.42)
<$15,000				6.74** (4.43, 9.05)
Total 𝑅^2	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.19
𝐹	33.40***	34.91***	33.78***	57.93***

Note: Each model is adjusted for age, gender, BMI, race, and comorbid count.
^∗𝑃<.05; ^∗∗𝑃<.01; ^∗∗∗𝑃<.001.