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Table 1 Descriptive statistics based on absence or presence of major depressive disorder at the four year follow-up of the PATH cohort

From: Modifiable risk factors predicting major depressive disorder at four year follow-up: a decision tree approach

 

No major depressive disorder n = 6334

Major depressive disorder n = 271

Chi-square/F value

p value

Goldberg depression: M (SD)

2.17

(2.18)

5.08

(2.41)

461.8

< 0.001

Gender

      

   Male

3097

(96.1%)

125

(3.9%)

0.8

0.372

   Female

3237

(95.7%)

146

(4.3%)

  

Age group

      

   20-24

1978

(94.0%)

127

(6.0%)

46.6

< 0.001

   40-44

2221

(95.6%)

102

(4.4%)

  

   60-64

2135

(98.1%)

42

(1.9%)

  

Current smoker

      

   Yes

1167

(92.3%)

98

(7.7%)

52.8

< 0.001

   No

5167

(96.8%)

173

(3.2%)

  

Harmful/hazardous alcohol use

      

   Yes

1182

(92.7%)

93

(7.3%)

40.7

< 0.001

   No

5144

(96.7%)

178

(3.3%)

  

Marijuana user

      

   Yes

818

(92.3%)

68

(7.7%)

33.2

< 0.001

   No

5516

(96.5%)

203

(3.5%)

  

Do mild physical activity

      

   Yes

3438

(96.4%)

130

(3.6%)

4.2

0.041

   No

2743

(95.3%)

134

(4.7%)

  

Do moderate physical activity

      

   Yes

3700

(96.5%)

134

(3.5%)

8.5

0.004

   No

2201

(95.0%)

116

(5.0%)

  

Do vigorous physical activity

      

   Yes

2968

(96.1%)

122

(3.9%)

0.4

0.518

   No

3207

(95.7%)

143

(4.3%)

  

3+ hours moderate physical activity

      

   Yes

1940

(96.1%)

78

(3.9%)

0.3

0.580

   No

3961

(95.8%)

172

(4.2%)

  

Subjective health rating

      

   Excellent

1303

(98.9%)

14

(1.1%)

183.6

< 0.001

   Very good

2658

(97.2%)

76

(2.8%)

  

   Good

1820

(94.8%)

99

(5.2%)

  

   Fair

479

(88.1%)

65

(11.9%)

  

   Poor

73

(81.1%)

17

(18.9%)

  

Hypertension

      

   Yes

2442

(96.2%)

96

(3.8%)

0.3

0.587

   No

3525

(95.9%)

149

(4.1%)

  

Overweight (BMI>25)

      

   Yes

2839

(96.2%)

112

(3.8%)

1.8

0.179

   No

3049

(95.5%)

143

(4.5%)

  

Education status

      

   Less than high school

1165

(94.6%)

66

(5.4%)

30.9

< 0.001

   High school graduate

2455

(94.8%)

135

(5.2%)

  

   University graduate

2714

(97.5%)

70

(2.5%)

  

Employment status

      

   Full-time

3212

(96.5%)

115

(3.5%)

9.3

0.010

   Part-time

1436

(95.8%)

63

(4.2%)

  

   Not in the work force

1686

(94.8%)

93

(5.2%)

  

Financial pressure

      

   Yes

1184

(91.7%)

107

(8.3%)

71.4

< 0.001

   No

5150

(96.9%)

164

(3.1%)

  

Life events

      

   0

2452

(98.1%)

48

(1.9%)

85.6

< 0.001

   1

1768

(96.7%)

61

(3.3%)

  

   2 or more

2114

(92.9%)

162

(7.1%)

  

Religious service attendee

      

   Yes

1249

(96.4%)

47

(3.6%)

0.9

0.335

   No

5085

(95.8%)

224

(4.2%)

  
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