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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of the female study sample

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

Variables

Total (n = 9645)

1 (n = 7931)

2 (n = 1714)

p

Statistic

Age, Mean ± SD

47.7 ± 18.6

47.5 ± 18.8

48.5 ± 17.4

0.05

3.826

Race, n (%)

   

<  0.001

24.1

 Mexican American

1397 (14.5)

1122 (14.1)

275 (16)

  

 Other Hispanic

1111 (11.5)

881 (11.1)

230 (13.4)

  

 Non-Hispanic White

3907 (40.5)

3230 (40.7)

677 (39.5)

  

 Non-Hispanic Black

2079 (21.6)

1704 (21.5)

375 (21.9)

  

 Other Race - Including Multi-Racial

1151 (11.9)

994 (12.5)

157 (9.2)

  

Ratio of family income to poverty, Mean ± SD

2.3 ± 1.6

2.4 ± 1.6

1.7 ± 1.4

<  0.001

281.981

Pregnancy status at exam, n (%)

   

0.224

1.479

 Yes

215 (5.7)

186 (5.9)

29 (4.7)

  

 NO

3542 (94.3)

2952 (94.1)

590 (95.3)

  

Education level, n (%)

   

<  0.001

111.894

 Less Than 9th Grade

1020 (11.0)

768 (10)

252 (15.2)

  

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

2202 (23.7)

1745 (22.8)

457 (27.5)

  

 High School Grad/GED or Equivalent

2080 (22.3)

1721 (22.5)

359 (21.6)

  

 Some College or AA degree

2296 (24.7)

1881 (24.6)

415 (25)

  

 Some College or AA degree

1712 (18.4)

1535 (20.1)

177 (10.7)

  

Marital status, n (%)

   

<  0.001

121.746

 Married

4762 (50.2)

4105 (52.6)

657 (39)

  

 Widowed

1330 (14.0)

1051 (13.5)

279 (16.5)

  

 Divorced

1289 (13.6)

1002 (12.8)

287 (17)

  

 Separated

327 (3.4)

231 (3)

96 (5.7)

  

 Never married

1149 (12.1)

925 (11.9)

224 (13.3)

  

 Living with partner

628 (6.6)

485 (6.2)

143 (8.5)

  

Body Mass Index, Mean ± SD

30.2 ± 8.2

29.8 ± 7.9

31.9 ± 9.0

<  0.001

94.711

Waist Circumference..cm., Mean ± SD

98.6 ± 17.6

97.8 ± 17.3

102.3 ± 18.5

<  0.001

89.081

Alcohol intake status, n (%)

   

0.018

8.016

 Current drinking

1255 (27.4)

1056 (27.8)

199 (25.3)

  

 Former drinking

1759 (38.4)

1422 (37.4)

337 (42.8)

  

 Never drinking

1572 (34.3)

1321 (34.8)

251 (31.9)

  

Whether to drink too much alcohol, n (%)

   

<  0.001

39.404

 Moderate current drinking

5940 (97.9)

4967 (98.5)

973 (95.4)

  

 Excessive current drinking

125 (2.1)

78 (1.5)

47 (4.6)

  

Smoking status, n (%)

   

0.83

0.372

 Current smoking

1156 (20.6)

961 (20.7)

195 (20.1)

  

 Former smoking

1322 (23.6)

1087 (23.5)

235 (24.3)

  

 Never smoking

3124 (55.8)

2586 (55.8)

538 (55.6)