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Logistic regression analyses assessed ABSI-depression associations, while mediation models tested FBG\u2019s intermediary role. We conducted stratified analyses and interaction test to assess the impact of gender, age, race, PIR, education, alcohol use, current smoking status, BMI, hypertension history and hypercholesterolemia history on the study outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The fully adjusted logistic regression models demonstrated a significant positive association between ABSI and depression (OR\u202f=\u202f1.20, 95%CI: 1.00, 1.44, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.0497). Stratified analyses and interaction test showed that this association was significant only among participants with some college education or above (P for interaction &amp;lt; 0.05). No significant interactions were found across other subgroups. 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