Table 1 Characteristics of overweight and obese study participants by major depressive symptoms or by moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 score of ≥ 10), NHANES 2005-2006 *

2,439

68

2,371

152

2,287

0.009

0.019

746

19.7 (3.6)

32.5 (1.2)

24.3 (2.8)

32.6 (1.3)

886

69.3 (4.8)

43.4 (1.5)

57.0 (4.0)

43.3 (1.5)

807

11.0 (4.4)

24.1 (2.1)

18.7 (3.9)

24.1 (2.1)

< 0.001

0.007

1,325

30.9 (6.2)

54.3 (0.8)

40.8 (4.9)

54.5 (0.9)

1,114

69.1 (6.2)

45.7 (0.8)

59.2 (4.9)

45.5 (0.9)

0.249

0.152

1,215

69.0 (8.3)

73.2 (2.9)

68.1 (5.6)

73.4 (3.0)

589

17.5 (4.6)

11.5 (2.0)

16.7 (3.5)

11.4 (2.0)

635

13.5 (5.2)

15.3 (1.9)

15.2 (4.1)

15.2 (2.0)

0.144

0.020

628

21.6 (5.3)

16.1 (1.6)

18.9 (3.3)

16.1 (1.6)

608

39.2 (7.6)

25.6 (1.1)

37.7 (4.2)

25.3 (1.1)

1,203

39.2 (7.2)

58.2 (1.8)

43.4 (4.3)

58.6 (1.8)

< 0.001

< 0.001

393

33.5 (5.9)

9.5 (0.7)

26.9 (2.5)

9.1 (0.7)

987

45.9 (7.8)

34.2 (2.1)

45.7 (4.9)

33.8 (2.1)

1,059

20.6 (6.9)

56.3 (2.3)

27.4 (4.0)

57.1 (2.3)

0.037

0.008

1,202

33.0 (5.9)

49.1 (1.6)

34.0 (4.8)

49.6 (1.6)

1,237

67.0 (5.9)

50.9 (1.6)

66.0 (4.8)

50.4 (1.6)

0.014

< 0.001

966

20.6 (7.0)

42.3 (1.6)

23.2 (4.6)

42.8 (1.5)

621

27.8 (9.0)

26.8 (1.8)

23.9 (5.3)

27.0 (1.8)

401

26.0 (4.6)

16.0 (1.0)

20.1 (3.3)

16.0 (1.0)

451

25.7 (6.6)

14.9 (1.4)

32.8 (3.2)

14.2 (1.4)

2,439

110.5 (2.2)

105.1 (0.5)

0.022

109.1 (1.7)

105.0 (0.5)

0.019