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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: Screening for depressive symptoms in cardiovascular patients at a tertiary centre in Trinidad and Tobago: investigation of correlates in the SAD CAT study

Demographics (n = 1203)

Number

Percentage

Age (years)

62.5 ± 13.1 (Range)

–

Gender

 Male

571

47.5

 Female

632

52.5

Education

 None

9

6.6

 Primary

595

49.5

 Secondary

400

33.3

 Tertiary

129

10.7

Income

 None

339

28.2

 Pensioner

631

52.5

 $5000 - $10,000 TTD

196

16.3

  > $10,000 TTD

37

3.1

Ethnicity

 South Asian

690

57.4

 Caribbean Black

379

1.5

 Interracial and/or other

134

1.1

Comorbidity

 CVD (definite)

1085

90.2

 USA

612

56.4

 NSTE-ACS

244

22.5

 STE-ACS

229

21.1

 PCI

276

25.4

 CABG

414

38.2

 HF-rEF

687

63.3

 HF-pEF

233

21.5

 AF

92

7.6

 CIEDs

49

4.1

 DM

576

47.9

 HTN

860

71.5

 HLD

614

51.0

 CVE

139

11.6

 CKD

101

8.4

 COPD

69

5.7

 PVD

115

9.6

Cardiovascular Medications

 Aspirin

826

68.7

 Clopidogrel

382

31.8

 Ticagrelor

27

2.2

 VKA

112

9.3

 DOAC

14

1.2

 ACEi

505

42.0

 ARB

150

12.5

 BB

538

44.7

 Statin

644

53.5

 MRA

61

5.1

 Loop diuretics

211

17.5

 Ivabradine

88

7.3

 CCB

204

17.0

 Nitrates

282

23.4

 Trimetazidine

313

26.0

 Analgesics

23

1.9

  1. Trinidad and Tobago Dollar (TTD), Cardiovascular disease (CVD), Unstable Angina (USA), Non-ST-segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTE-ACS), ST-segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome (STE-ACS), Status post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), Status post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (HF-rEF), Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HF-pEF), Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs), Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Hypertension (HTN), Dyslipidemia (HLD), Cerebrovascular Events (CVE), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Vitamin K antagonists (VKA), Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOAC), Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme inhibitors (ACEi), Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB), Beta-Blockers (BB), Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist (MRA), Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB)