Skip to main content
. 2009 Nov;195(5):408–413. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.058925

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants at phase 5 according to the presence of CES–D depression at phase 7

CES—D depression at phase 7a
No n = 3070 Yes n = 416 Pb
Gender: women, %
25.3
33.2
0.0006
Age, years: mean (s.d.)
55.7(6.0)
54.5 (6.2)
0.0002
Single or divorced, %
18.4
31.7
< 10-4
No academic qualification, %
7.6
11.5
0.09
Low employment grade, %
7.8
12.0
< 10-4
Current smoker, %
7.3
14.7
< 10-4
Low level of physical activity, %
12.0
18.3
< 10-4
Diabetes, %
2.5
5.0
0.003
Hypertension, %
25.1
22.6
0.26
Coronary heart disease, %
5.4
7.7
0.06
Self-reported stroke, %
0.59
0.72
0.74
Antidepressant drug use, %
1.9
5.5
< 10-4
Low AH4 cognitive score,c %
11.9
14.4
0.14
Total energy intake, kJ/day: mean (s.d.) 542 (158) 544 (181) 0.85

AH4, Alice Heim test 4-I; CES—D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies — Depression scale.

a.

Depression assessed with CES—D questionnaire; participants scoring more than 15 were classified as having ‘CES—D depression’.

b.

Value for heterogeneity.

c.

Below first quintile.