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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants (n = 82)

From: Effect of behavioral activation on time and frequency domain heart rate variability in older adults with subthreshold depression: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Thailand

Variable

BA with usual care group (n = 41)

Usual care only group (n = 41)

Age, years: mean (SD)

70.54 (5.39)

69.20 (7.06)

Gender, Male: female: n (%)

8 (19.51): 33 (80.49)

9 (21.95): 32 (78.05)

Marital status: n (%)

Single

6 (14.63)

8 (19.51)

Married

22 (53.66)

23 (56.10)

Widowed/Divorced/Separated

13 (31.71)

10 (24.39)

Education, n (%)

None

2 (4.88)

12 (29.27)

Primary school

38 (92.68)

25 (60.97)

Secondary school and above

1 (2.44)

4 (9.76)

Employment, n (%)

Unemployed

13 (31.70)

10 (24.39)

Agriculture

5 (12.20)

6 (14.63)

Merchant 

8 (19.51)

5 (12.20)

Self employed

10 (24.39)

16 (39.02)

Housewife/husband

5 (12.20)

4 (9.76)

Living situation, n (%)

Living alone

5 (12.20)

3 (7.32)

Live with spouse and children

29 (70.73)

27 (65.85)

Live with relatives

7 (17.07)

11 (26.83)

Income: Median (IQR)

800 (1,300)

700 (2,400)

Underlying diseases, (No: Yes): n (%)

7 (17.07): 34 (82.93)

6 (14.63): 35 (85.37)

MMSE score: mean (SD)

19.12 (1.72)

18.95 (2.37)

TGDS: mean (SD)

16.49 (2.73)

17.07 (2.68)

Walking steps per day: Median (IQR)

1,327.14 (2,643.86)

1,310.80 (2,328.06)

Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

SDNN (Ms)

23.10 (12.66)

24.07 (11.28)

lnHF (ms2)

4.81 (0.89)

4.85 (0.96)

LF (ms2)

5.04 (1.09)

5.06 (0.99)

LF/HF (ms2)

1.05 (0.18)

1.06 (0.18)

  1. Abbreviations: MMSE mental state examination, SD standard deviation, lnHF high frequency, LF low frequency, LF/HF Low/high frequency ratio, SDNN standard deviation of the NN interval