Table 2

HR for association between demographic characteristics and depression following first stroke, 2003–2020

All stroke
HR (95% CI)
IS
HR (95% CI)
ICH
HR (95% CI)
SAH
HR (95% CI)
Sex
 Male1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)
 Female1.53 (1.51 to 1.55)1.55 (1.53 to 1.58)1.39 (1.33 to 1.46)1.40 (1.32 to 1.49)
Age group
 18–341 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)
 35–491.10 (1.04 to 1.15)1.05 (1.00 to 1.12)1.38 (1.23 to 1.56)1.24 (1.08 to 1.42)
 50–641.01 (0.96 to 1.05)0.99 (0.94 to 1.05)1.22 (1.09 to 1.36)1.10 (0.97 to 1.25)
 65 and older0.75 (0.72 to 0.79)0.74 (0.70 to 0.78)0.92 (0.83 to 1.02)0.89 (0.78 to 1.01)
Race and ethnicity
 White1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)
 Asian0.63 (0.60 to 0.66)0.64 (0.60 to 0.67)0.55 (0.48 to 0.65)0.54 (0.44 to 0.66)
 Black0.76 (0.74 to 0.78)0.77 (0.75 to 0.79)0.65 (0.60 to 0.71)0.80 (0.72 to 0.89)
 Hispanic0.88 (0.86 to 0.90)0.89 (0.87 to 0.91)0.85 (0.78 to 0.92)0.79 (0.71 to 0.88)
Region
 Midwest1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)1 (Ref)
 Northeast1.22 (1.19 to 1.25)1.22 (1.19 to 1.25)1.25 (1.16 to 1.34)1.19 (1.08 to 1.30)
 South0.87 (0.86 to 0.89)0.88 (0.86 to 0.89)0.83 (0.79 to 0.89)0.87 (0.81 to 0.94)
 West0.73 (0.71 to 0.74)0.73 (0.71 to 0.74)0.68 (0.63 to 0.73)0.73 (0.67 to 0.80)
  • ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; IS, ischaemic stroke; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage.