Table 1.

Demographic and CVD risk factors categorized by mental health status.

Variable	BDI≥10 (N=217)	BDI<10 (N=272)
Age (mean[SD])	55.7(11.0)	59.3(11.3)
high school educated (%[n])	77%(167)	85% (231)*
Non-Caucasian (%[n])	21 (46)%	14%(38)*
BDI score (mean[SD])	17.6(7.4)	4.7(2.7)*
STAI score (mean[SD])	22.6(5.5)	15.9(4.0)*
CAD severity score (mean[SD])	12.7(12.2)	14.0(13.8)
Current smoker (%[n])	26% (56)	11% (30)*
Diabetic (%[n])	26% (56)	21% (57)
Dyslipidemia (%[n])	67%(145)	61%(166)
Hypertensive (%[n])	61%(132)	56%(152)
CVD death (%[n])	6%(13)	2%(5)
Total events†(%[n])	19.8%(43)	11.8%(32)*
Using antidepressants (%[n])	29%(63)	12%*(33)
Using anxiolytics (%[n])	25%(54)	17%*(46)

^*BDI groups differ, p<.05 BDI=Beck Depression Inventory CAD=Coronary artery disease CVD=Cardiovascular Disease STAI=State Trait Anxiety Inventory SD=Standard deviation CVD=Cardiovascular disease

^†Includes congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular deaths