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We categorized alcohol consumption into four groups: continuous high, increased, decreased, and non-consumers. We followed the participants from 2019 to 2021 and identified new episodes of depression. We calculated adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for depression by alcohol consumption groups and socioeconomic status.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Medical aid beneficiaries had higher risks of depression than National Health Insurance beneficiaries across all alcohol consumption groups. The highest risk was observed among continuous high consumers (aOR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.36\u20133.93), followed by increased (aOR, 1.51; 95% CI, 1.17\u20131.94), decreased (aOR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.18\u20131.84), and non-consumers (aOR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.22\u20131.54).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Socioeconomic status and patterns of alcohol consumption in the past are associated with the risk of depression. Public health interventions should consider both factors to reduce alcohol-related depression and health inequalities.\n<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-024-19665-6","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,13]],"date-time":"2024-08-13T02:01:53Z","timestamp":1723514513000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Socioeconomic disparities in alcohol-related depression: a national cohort study of low-income medical aid beneficiaries and national health insurance beneficiaries in Korea"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Su Kyoung","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yong Jin","family":"Kwon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"19665_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eclinm.2022.101675","volume":"54","author":"D Arias","year":"2022","unstructured":"Arias D, Saxena S, Verguet S. 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