Table 1.
Demographic and biochemical characteristics of study population with no or minimal and mild-to-severe depression symptoms
| Variables | Depression severity | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No or minimal (n 733) | Mild to severe (n 255) | ||||
| Mean | sd | Mean | sd | ||
| Age (years) | 14·5 | 1·52* | 14·5 | 1·54 | 0·880 |
| Weight (kg) | 52·9 | 11·6 | 52·5 | 12·6 | 0·627 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21·2 | 4·16 | 21·0 | 4·52 | 0·458 |
| WC (cm) | 70·3 | 8·9 | 70·3 | 9·5 | 0·914 |
| Physical activity (MET) | 45·4 | 3·4 | 45·4 | 3·8 | 0·952 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 96·9 | 13·9 | 95·5 | 14·6 | 0·110 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 63·08 | 13·3 | 61·05 | 13·6 | 0·033 |
| Passive smoker, yes (%) | 32·4 | 43·1 | 0·006 | ||
| Menstruation, yes (%) | 85·9 | 86·3 | 0·972 | ||
| hs-CRP (mg/l) | 1·52 | 1·73 | 1·53 | 1·9 | 0·911 |
| FBG (mg/dl) | 86·4 | 11·8 | 85·4 | 11·4 | 0·207 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 46·9 | 8·7 | 47·3 | 9·5 | 0·546 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 99·0 | 24·4 | 99·0 | 26·9 | 0·932 |
| TC (mg/dl) | 161·1 | 28·5 | 161·2 | 29·4 | 0·944 |
| TAG (mg/dl) | 83·2 | 36·4 | 86·9 | 44·1 | 0·203 |
WC, waist circumference; MET, metabolic equivalent; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; FBG, fasting blood glucose; TC, total cholesterol.
*
Values are expressed as mean ± sd. Independent sample t test and χ2 test were used to analyse differences in demographic and biochemical characteristics.