Table 2 Descriptive characteristics, prevalence, and difference in self-reported depressive symptoms by independent variables (N = 2,950)
| Â | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total | Depressive | P-Value | Total | Depressive | P-Value |
| Â | N (%) | Symptoms | Â | N (%) | Symptoms | Â |
| Â | Â | n (%) | Â | Â | n (%) | Â |
Independent Variables | 1,276 (43.3) | 300 (23.5) | Â | 1,674 (56.7) | 536 (32.0) | Â |
Cancer Worry |  |  | < 0.001*** |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 None/Normal | 923 (72.3) | 176 (19.1) |  | 1163 (69.5) | 329 (28.3) |  |
 Moderate/Serious | 353 (27.7) | 124 (35.1) |  | 511 (30.5) | 207 (40.5) |  |
Confounders | ||||||
Sociodemographics | ||||||
Age |  |  | < 0.001*** |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 18–34 | 166 (13.0) | 58 (34.9) |  | 270 (16.1) | 112 (41.5) |  |
 35–49 | 232 (18.2) | 56 (24.1) |  | 381 (22.8) | 135 (35.4) |  |
 50–64 | 417 (32.7) | 105 (25.2) |  | 429 (29.6) | 159 (32.1) |  |
 65–74 | 321 (25.2) | 61 (19.0) |  | 348 (20.8) | 76 (21.8) |  |
 75+ | 140 (11.0) | 20 (14.3) |  | 179 (10.7) | 54 (30.2) |  |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.269 | Â | Â | 0.002** |
 Non-Hispanic White | 807 (63.2) | 184 (22.8) |  | 1039 (62.1) | 331 (31.9) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Asian | 77 (6.0) | 17 (22.1) |  | 62 (3.7) | 12 (19.4) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Black/African American | 136 (10.7) | 30 (22.1) |  | 232 (13.9) | 61 (26.3) |  |
 Hispanic/Latino | 213 (16.7) | 53 (24.9) |  | 284 (17.0) | 105 (37.0) |  |
 Non-Hispanic Other/Multi-Racial | 43 (3.4) | 16 (37.2) |  | 57 (3.4) | 27 (47.4) |  |
Marital Status |  |  | < 0.001*** |  |  | 0.047* |
 Single/Never Married | 219 (17.2) | 68 (31.1) |  | 298 (17.8) | 107 (35.9) |  |
 Married/living as Married | 781 (62.0) | 156 (19.7) |  | 834 (49.8) | 247 (29.6) |  |
 Divorced/Separated | 197 (15.4) | 21 (30.4) |  | 324 (20.4) | 124 (36.3) |  |
 Widowed | 69 (5.4) | 55 (27.9) |  | 200 (11.9) | 58 (29.0) |  |
Sexual Orientation |  |  | < 0.001*** |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 Heterosexual/Straight | 1211 (94.9) | 271 (22.4) |  | 1592 (95.1) | 490 (30.8) |  |
 Bisexual | 20 (1.6) | 10 (50.0) |  | 55 (3.3) | 32 (58.2) |  |
 Homosexual/Gay/Lesbian | 45 (3.5) | 19 (42.2) |  | 27 (1.6) | 14 (51.9) |  |
Socioeconomics | ||||||
Level of Education | Â | Â | 0.013* | Â | Â | 0.086 |
 Less than High School | 75 (5.9) | 23 (30.7) |  | 109 (6.5) | 43 (39.4) |  |
 High School Graduate | 199 (5.6) | 58 (29.1) |  | 283 (16.9) | 100 (35.3) |  |
 Some College | 391 (30.6) | 98 (25.1) |  | 482 (28.8) | 157 (32.6) |  |
 College Graduate/more | 611 (47.9) | 121 (19.8) |  | 800 (47.8) | 236 (29.5) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | 0.070 | Â | Â | 0.346 |
 Yes | 563 (44.1) | 146 (25.9) |  | 890 (46.8) | 260 (32.2) |  |
 No | 713 (55.9) | 154 (21.6) |  | 784 (46.8) | 276 (31.0) |  |
Household Income |  |  | < 0.001*** |  |  | < 0.001*** |
 <$20,000 | 159 (12.5) | 64 (40.3) |  | 286 (17.1) | 128 (44.8) |  |
 $20,000 to <$35,000 | 134 (10.5) | 33 (24.6) |  | 236 (14.1) | 85 (36.0) |  |
 $35,000 to <$50,000 | 1 59 (12.5) | 36 (22.6) |  | 229 (13.7) | 69 (30.1) |  |
 $50,000 to <$75,000 | 241 (18.9) | 59 (24.5) |  | 281 (16.8) | 94 (33.5) |  |
 ≥$75,000 | 583 (45.7) | 108 (18.5) |  | 642 (38.4) | 160 (24.9) |  |
Health Insurance | Â | Â | 0.662 | Â | Â | 0.328 |
 Yes | 1214 (95.1) | 284 (23.4) |  | 1587 (94.8) | 504 (31.8) |  |
 No | 62 (4.91) | 16 (25.8) |  | 87 (5.2) | 128 (36.8) |  |
Health Behavior | Â | |||||
Smoke status |  |  | 0.004** |  |  | < 0.001*** |
Never | 736 (57.7) | 154 (20.9) | Â | 1132 (67.6) | 326 (28.8) | Â |
Current | 163 (12.8) | 54 (33.1) | Â | 177 (10.6) | 8 (47.5) | Â |
Former | 377 (29.5) | 92 (24.4) | Â | 365 (21.8) | 126 (34.5) | Â |