Table 1.
Age-adjusted baseline (1999) characteristics by CES-D score categories*
| Characteristic | CES-D score categories |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| <16 | 16–22 | 23–32 | ≥33 | |
| Number of women | 25,663 | 5,508 | 3,268 | 1,459 |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 42.1 (10.3) | 39.9 (9.4) | 39.2 (8.8) | 38.6 (8.4) |
| Mean energy intake, kcal/day (SD) | 1,420 (644) | 1,481 (681) | 1,521 (700) | 1,598 (739) |
| Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD) | 28.2 (6.2) | 29.3 (6.5) | 29.7 (6.8) | 29.9 (6.8) |
| Education ≤12 years, % | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Currently married, % | 46 | 39 | 35 | 33 |
| Antidepressant use, % | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| Family history of diabetes, % | 36 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| Current smokers, % | 12 | 17 | 19 | 24 |
| Current alcohol drinkers, % | 27 | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| Vigorous exercise ≥5 h/week, % | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Television watching ≥5 h/day, % | 16 | 22 | 25 | 33 |
| Use healthcare options,** % | 96 | 95 | 95 | 92 |
*All of the characteristics vary significantly across CES-D group at the α = 0.05 level.
**Based on having had a mammogram, Pap smear, or routine blood test in the course of a physical exam, over the past 2 years at baseline.