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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the male study sample

From: Relationship between depressive disorders and biochemical indicators in adult men and women

Variables

Total (n = 7916)

1 (n = 6857)

2 (n = 1059)

p

Statistic

Age, Mean ± SD

46.9 ± 18.7

46.5 ± 18.9

49.0 ± 17.7

<  0.001

16.217

Race, n (%)

   

0.001

17.581

 Mexican American

1165 (14.7)

1028 (15)

137 (12.9)

  

 Other Hispanic

736 (9.3)

616 (9)

120 (11.3)

  

 Non-Hispanic White

3339 (42.2)

2878 (42)

461 (43.5)

  

 Non-Hispanic Black

1605 (20.3)

1376 (20.1)

229 (21.6)

  

 Other Race - Including Multi-Racial

1071 (13.5)

959 (14)

112 (10.6)

  

Ratio of family income to poverty, Mean ± SD

2.4 ± 1.6

2.5 ± 1.6

1.8 ± 1.4

<  0.001

182.806

Education level, n (%)

   

<  0.001

91.744

 Less Than 9th Grade

883 (11.6)

722 (10.9)

161 (15.9)

  

 9-11th Grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma)

1714 (22.4)

1427 (21.5)

287 (28.4)

  

 High School Grad/GED or Equivalent

1730 (22.6)

1496 (22.6)

234 (23.1)

  

 Some College or AA degree

1821 (23.8)

1594 (24)

227 (22.5)

  

 Some College or AA degree

1491 (19.5)

1389 (21)

102 (10.1)

  

Marital status, n (%)

   

<  0.001

86.871

 Married

4472 (57.6)

3999 (59.5)

473 (45.6)

  

 Widowed

640 (8.2)

518 (7.7)

122 (11.8)

  

 Divorced

885 (11.4)

713 (10.6)

172 (16.6)

  

 Separated

204 (2.6)

164 (2.4)

40 (3.9)

  

 Never married

987 (12.7)

834 (12.4)

153 (14.7)

  

 Living with partner

575 (7.4)

497 (7.4)

78 (7.5)

  

Body Mass Index, Mean ± SD

28.9 ± 6.5

28.8 ± 6.4

29.6 ± 7.2

<  0.001

12.761

Waist Circumference..cm., Mean ± SD

101.2 ± 17.0

100.8 ± 16.8

103.5 ± 18.4

<  0.001

21.467

Alcohol intake status, n (%)

   

0.679

0.775

 Current drinking

1090 (45.5)

929 (45.1)

161 (47.4)

  

 Former drinking

791 (33.0)

680 (33)

111 (32.6)

  

 Never drinking

517 (21.6)

449 (21.8)

68 (20)

  

Whether to drink too much alcohol, n (%)

   

<  0.001

11.979

 Moderate current drinking

5254 (91.3)

4620 (91.8)

634 (87.9)

  

 Excessive current drinking

499 (8.7)

412 (8.2)

87 (12.1)

  

Smoking status, n (%)

   

0.245

2.813

 Current smoking

975 (21.3)

836 (21.2)

139 (21.9)

  

 Former smoking

1087 (23.8)

922 (23.4)

165 (26)

  

 Never smoking

2512 (54.9)

2182 (55.4)

330 (52.1)