Table 1 Participant characteristics at baseline, 2013, stratified by changes in depressive symptom groups, n = 8491
Characteristics | Overall, n = 8491 | Changes in depressive symptoms | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stable low n = 4646 | Recent onset n = 1234 | Recently remit n = 992 | Stable high n = 1619 | |||
Age, Mean (SD), y | 59.4 (8.3) | 59.3 (8.4) | 59.4 (8.2) | 59.5 (8.5) | 59.6 (8.0) | .546 |
Female, n (%) | 4688 (55.2) | 2228 (48.0) | 744 (60.3) | 584 (58.9) | 1132 (69.9) | <.001 |
Married, n (%) | 7630 (89.9) | 4259 (91.7) | 1106 (89.6) | 885 (89.2) | 1380 (85.2) | <.001 |
Above high school education, n (%) | 976 (11.5) | 634 (13.6) | 101 (8.2) | 108 (10.9) | 133 (8.2) | <.001 |
Live in rural, n (%) | 7835 (92.3) | 4198 (90.4) | 1167 (94.6) | 936 (94.4) | 1534 (94.7) | <.001 |
Smoking status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 Never smoker | 5225 (61.5) | 2681 (57.7) | 776 (62.9) | 635 (64.0) | 1133 (70.0) |  |
 Current smoker | 2727 (32.1) | 1636 (35.2) | 373 (30.2) | 310 (31.3) | 408 (25.2) |  |
 Past smoker | 539 (6.3) | 329 (7.1) | 85 (6.9) | 47 (4.7) | 78 (4.8) |  |
Drinking status, n (%) | ||||||
 Never | 5512 (64.9) | 2824 (60.8) | 835 (67.7) | 687 (69.3) | 1166 (72.0) | <.001 |
 Rarely | 702 (8.3) | 409 (8.8) | 89 (7.2) | 75 (7.6) | 129 (8.0) |  |
 Often | 2277 (26.8) | 1413 (30.4) | 310 (25.1) | 230 (23.2) | 324 (20.0) |  |
BMI, kg/m2, Mean (SD) | 24.0 (4.8) | 24.2 (4.3) | 24.1 (7.3) | 24.0 (4.5) | 23.6 (3.8) | .001 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 3827 (45.1) | 2073 (44.6) | 572 (46.4) | 435 (43.9) | 747 (46.1) | .467 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 1000 (11.8) | 526 (11.3) | 156 (12.6) | 124 (12.5) | 194 (12.0) | .497 |
Heart disease, n (%) | 1073 (12.6) | 516 (11.1) | 132 (10.7) | 148 (14.9) | 277 (17.1) | <.001 |