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. 2011 Oct 15;8(6):A119.

Table 2.

Prevalence of Diabetes and Chronic Disease Risk Factors by Current Depression Statusa Among Nonpregnant US Women Aged 18 to 44 Years (n = 69,043)

Characteristic Depression Status, % (95% CI) P Valueb

Major Depression Minor Depression Past Diagnosis of Depression No Depression
Diabetes status
Prediabetes 1.8 (1.3-2.5) 0.9 (0.6-1.3) 0.9 (0.6-1.4) 0.5 (0.4-0.6) <.001
Diabetes 6.4 (5.3-7.6) 5.3 (4.3-6.4) 3.5 (2.9-4.3) 1.8 (1.6-2.1)
Current smoker
Yes 44.1 (40.5-47.7) 29.6 (27.6-31.8) 26.8 (24.7-29.0) 14.2 (13.2-15.4) <.001
Alcohol consumptionc
Binge or heavy drinker 17.6 (15.2-20.4) 17.8 (15.9-19.9) 19.7 (18.5-20.9) 14.5 (13.8-15.2) <.001
BMId
Overweight 24.7 (22.5-27.1) 28.7 (26.1-31.5) 26.9 (25.1-28.8) 25.5 (24.5-26.5) <.001
Obese 35.8 (32.3-39.4) 34.9 (32.8-37.1) 28.2 (26.2-30.2) 19.9 (19.1-20.9)
Physical activity
Inactivee 41.6 (38.4-44.8) 31.5 (29.3-33.8) 21.2 (19.3-23.2) 18.9 (18.0-19.9) <.001

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index.

a

Current depression defined based on PHQ-8, adapted from PHQ-9 (9-11); major depression defined as reporting ≥7 d of having little interest or pleasure in doing things or feeling down, depressed, or hopeless and reporting ≥7 d to ≥5 questions total. Minor depression defined as reporting ≥7 d of having little interest or pleasure in doing things or feeling down, depressed, or hopeless and reporting ≥7 d to 2-4 questions total; past diagnosis based on self-report. Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006, 2008, and 2010.

b

Calculated by using χ2 test.

c

Heavy drinker defined as >1 drink/d and binge drinker defined as >4 drinks on 1 occasion in the past 30 days.

d

Overweight defined as BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2; obese defined as BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2.

e

No physical activity other than normal job in past 30 days.