Table 1.
Coronary heart disease risk factors* among 63,469 women without prior coronary heart disease, stroke, or cancer according to depression symptom category in 1992
| Depression symptom score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86–100 (Referent) | 76–85 | 53–75 | 0–52 (Depressive) | |
| No. of women (% total) | 18631 (29.4) | 22814 (36.0) | 17030(26.8) | 4994 (7.9) |
| Mean Age (SD) † | 59.6 (7.1) | 58.3 (7.2) | 57.6 (7.2) | 56.7 (7.4) |
| Smoking (%)† | ||||
| Past | 7453 (39.9) | 9521 (41.7) | 7199 (42.5) | 2068 (41.8) |
| Current 1–14 cigarettes/day | 952 (5.1) | 1305 (5.7) | 1120 (6.6) | 320 (6.4) |
| Current 15–24 cigarettes/day | 865 (4.8) | 1187 (5.2) | 1167 (6.8) | 384 (7.4) |
| Current 25 + cigarettes/day | 366 (2.0) | 478 (2.1) | 503 (2.9) | 241 (4.8) |
| Reported Diagnosis of: | ||||
| Diabetes (%)† | 809 (4.1) | 973 (4.3) | 865 (5.3) | 294 (6.3) |
| High Cholesterol (%)† | 7692 (39.7) | 9951 (43.7) | 7813 (46.9) | 2417 (50.4) |
| Hypertension (%)† | 5562 (28.3) | 7165 (31.5) | 5768 (34.9) | 1774 (38.0) |
| Body Mass Index ≥ 30 kg/m2 (%)† | 3001 (16.2) | 3773 (16.5) | 2968 (17.3) | 1038 (20.7) |
| Parental History of MI prior to age 60 (%)‡ | 2399 (13.1) | 3007 (13.2) | 2282 (13.3) | 686 (13.2) |
| Alcohol Intake (%)† | ||||
| 0.1–4.9 g/day | 5357 (29.0) | 6592 (28.9) | 4946 (28.9) | 1347 (26.6) |
| 5.0–14.9 g/day | 3018 (16.1) | 3793 (16.6) | 2705 (15.9) | 682 (13.6) |
| 15.0 + g/day | 1510 (7.9) | 1874 (8.2) | 1314 (7.8) | 386 (7.8) |
| Aspirin Use (7+/week, %)† | 2177 (11.5) | 2797 (12.3) | 2505 (14.8) | 859 (17.2) |
| Post Menopausal (%)† | 14945 (75.6) | 17177 (75.5) | 12347 (75.5) | 3467 (76.0) |
| N-3-fatty acid intake as % total | 0.145 (.152) | 0.143 (.143) | 0.139 (.133) | 0.136 (.146) |
| calories (SD)† | ||||
| Alpha linolenic acid intake as % total calories (SD) | 0.530 (.152) | 0.527 (.149) | 0.526 (.150) | 0.528 (.156) |
| Vitamin supplement use | ||||
| Vitamin E (%) | 3262 (17.2) | 3939 (17.3) | 2981 (17.8) | 868 (17.8) |
| Multivitamin (%)† | 7661 (40.7) | 9759 (42.8) | 7421 (43.8) | 2206 (44.7) |
| Moderate/vigorous physical activity† | ||||
| 0–1.9 hours/week (%) | 5637 (30.3) | 7493 (32.8) | 5840 (34.2) | 1699 (33.9) |
| 2–3.9 hours/week (%) | 3236 (17.6) | 4011 (17.6) | 2640 (15.4) | 671 (13.1) |
| ≥4 hours/week (%) | 4109 (22.1) | 4352 (19.1) | 2663 (15.6) | 612 (12.1) |
g=grams, kg/m2=kilograms per square meter, SD=standard deviation.
*
Age-adjusted.
†
P<0.01