Table 3

Adjusted Odds Ratio for Nonpain Symptoms Relative to Depression and Demographics

EffectOR (95% CI)P Value
PHQ-8 scoresa
 PHQ-8: ≥15 vs 0–42.42 (1.46–4.02).001
 PHQ-8: 10–14 vs 0–41.75 (1.05–2.91).031
 PHQ-8: 5–9 vs 0–41.23 (0.80–1.90).346
Age1.00 (0.98–1.01).80
Sex (female vs male)0.56 (0.39–0.80).002
Race (nonwhite vs white)1.36 (0.87–2.12).17
Marital status (nonmarried vs married)1.08 (0.63–1.85).79
Education0.87 (0.76–0.99).03
Average daily morphine-equivalent doseb0.997 (0.995–0.999).016
Health plan site (GHC vs KPNC)1.55 (1.10–2.17).012
Average pain severity1.01 (0.92–1.11).89
  • GHC = Group Health Cooperative; KPNC = Kaiser Permanente of Northern California; OR = odds ratio; PHQ-8 = 8-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire.

  • a Scored on a scale in which 0–4 = no, 5–9 = mild, 10–14 = moderate, and ≥15=severe depression.

  • b Per milligram.