Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Analytic Sample Compared to Women who were Excluded from Analysis
| Baseline Characteristics | Sample (n=1781) |
Excluded (n=1521) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) CES-D | 7 (3, 14) | 9 (4, 17) | <0.0001 |
| Mean (SD) Age (years) | 46.2 ± 2.6 | 46.5 ± 2.7 | 0.003 |
| Median (IQR) hs-CRP (mg/l) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.9) | 2.7 (0.9, 7.7) | <0.0001 |
| Mean (SD) Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.4 ± 5.8 | 30.5 ± 8.1 | <0.0001 |
| N (%) Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | <0.0001 | ||
| Obese (≥30) | 391 (22) | 685 (46) | |
| Overweight (25-30) | 499 (28) | 377 (25) | |
| Normal/Underweight (<25) | 875 (50) | 433 (29) | |
| N (%) Race/Ethnicity | <0.0001 | ||
| African American | 393 (22) | 542 (36) | |
| Caucasian | 900 (51) | 650 (43) | |
| Chinese | 176 (10) | 74 (5) | |
| Hispanic | 104 (6) | 182 (12) | |
| Japanese | 208 (12) | 73 (5) | |
| N (%) Education | <0.0001 | ||
| Less than high school / high school | 370 (21) | 449 (30) | |
| Some college / technical school | 541(31) | 510 (34) | |
| College graduate / post graduate degree | 854 (48) | 547 (36) | |
| N (%) Current smoker | 252 (14) | 317 (21) | 0.0002 |