Research Article

Female Gender and Acne Disease Are Jointly and Independently Associated with the Risk of Major Depression and Suicide: A National Population-Based Study

Table 3

Acne and gender, independently and jointly, associated with the risk of major depression.

Major depressionNonmajor depressionAdjusted OR (95% CI)*β, for interaction

Acne (no) and men 1851 (32.67)477419 (48.01)1.00
Acne (no) and women 3453 (60.94)470166 (47.28)1.85 (1.75–1.96)
Acne (yes) and men 101 (1.78)16467 (1.66)2.12 (1.73–2.60)
Acne (yes) and women 261 (4.61)30282 (3.05)2.78 (2.43–3.17)−0.35, 0.0043

Adjusted age categories.