Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the sample population (n = 1940), by gender and mental disorder.
| Women (n = 966) | Men (n = 974) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy (n = 778) | Depres. disorder* (n = 188) | Healthy (n = 914) | Depres. disorder* (n = 60) | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age, years | 57.5 | 11 | 54.6 | 9.8 | 56.4 | 11 | 56.3 | 11.7 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 129.0 | 21 | 122.6 | 21.3 | 121.9 | 19 | 118.6 | 16.4 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 77.0 | 10.3 | 74.4 | 10 | 74.7 | 10 | 74.1 | 9.6 |
| Current smoker, n. % | 92 | 13 | 26 | 15.4 | 306 | 38 | 18 | 36 |
| Alcohol user, n. % | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 1.2 | 102 | 12.5 | 7 | 13.7 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 31.2 | 6 | 31.3 | 5.6 | 28.2 | 4.3 | 27.8 | 4.1 |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dL | 102.3 | 40.2 | 104.8 | 48 | 102.7 | 39.7 | 116.1 | 60.6 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 199.7 | 44.4 | 206 | 42.1 | 198 | 41.8 | 192.6 | 37.7 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 48.1 | 12.4 | 49.6 | 13.5 | 40.6 | 11 | 40.9 | 8 |
| Fast. triglycerides, mg/dL | 177.2 | 117 | 190.7 | 168 | 177.2 | 117 | 190.7 | 168 |
| Fasting insulin, mIU/L | 8.64 | 2.02 | 8.74 | 2.00 | 8.28 | 2.05 | 9.17 | 2.04 |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 2.50 | 2.88 | 2.35 | 2.92 | 2.04 | 2.73 | 1.73 | 2.9 |
| Presence of CHD, n. % | 80 | 10.3 | 19 | 10.2 | 122 | 13.4 | 9 | 15.3 |
| Presence of diabetes, n. % | 119 | 15.5 | 33 | 17.6 | 135 | 15.3 | 13 | 23.2 |
*includes those who consulted a physician or felt depressed without having consulted a physician.
P < 0.002 in boldface, 0.067 in italics; all other values between healthy and mental disorder are >0.1.