Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics by Family History of Major Depression (MD)
| Total | No Family History of MD |
Family History of MD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=303 |
n=199 (65.7%) |
n=104 (34.3%) |
p value |
|
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 46.3 (2.6) | 46.4 (2.6) | 46.1 (2.4) | .51 |
| African American, n (%) | 95 (31.3) | 62 (31.2) | 33 (31.7) | .91 |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
| Less than High School | 70 (23.1) | 55 (27.6) | 15 (14.4) | .03 |
| High School/ Some College | 102 (33.7) | 65 (32.7) | 37 (35.6) | |
| College/More than College | 131 (43.2) | 79 (39.7) | 52 (50.0) | |
| Marital Status, n (%) | ||||
| Married | 208 (69.1) | 141 (70.8) | 67 (65.7) | .45 |
| Never married | 37 (12.3) | 25 (12.6) | 12 (11.8) | |
| Separated / Widowed / Divorced | 56 (18.6) | 33 (16.6) | 23 (22.5) | |
| Somewhat/very hard to pay for basics, n (%) | 84 (27.8) | 55 (27.8) | 29 (27.9) | .98 |
| Menopausal Status, n (%) | ||||
| Premenopausal | 165 (54.5) | 114 (57.3) | 51 (49.0) | .17 |
| Early Perimenopausal | 138 (45.5) | 85 (42.7) | 53 (51.0) | |
| Vasomotor Symptoms: at least 6/14 days, n (%) | 28 (9.3) | 14 (7.1) | 14 (13.5) | .07 |
| Any Chronic Medical Condition, n (%) | 110 (36.3) | 68 (34.2) | 42 (40.4) | .28 |
| Overall Health, n (%) | ||||
| Good/Very Good/Excellent | 258 (85.7) | 171 (86.4) | 87 (84.5) | .66 |
| Poor/Fair | 43 (14.3) | 27 (13.6) | 16 (15.5) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2), mean(SD) | 28.6 (6.6) | 28.3 (6.5) | 29.2 (6.9) | .25 |
| Physical Activity Score (range: 0–14), mean (SD) | 7.9 (1.7) | 7.9 (1.7) | 7.8 (1.7) | .65 |
| Very Upsetting Life Event in past year, n (%) | 157 (52.0) | 98 (49.5) | 59 (56.7) | .23 |
| Very Upsetting Chronic Difficulty in past year, n (%) | 72 (25.4) | 40 (21.0) | 32 (34.0) | <.01 |
| Social Support (range: 0–16), mean (SD) | 12.9 (2.8) | 13.0 (2.8) | 12.8 (2.7) | .27 |
| Optimism (range: 0–18), mean (SD) | 13.0 (3.8) | 13.0 (3.7) | 13.1 (4.0) | .63 |
| Trait Anxiety (range: 10–40), mean (SD) | 15.9 (4.7) | 15.6 (4.6) | 16.5 (5.0) | .12 |
| Lifetime History of MD, n (%) | 103 (34.0) | 53 (26.6) | 50 (48.1) | <.001 |
Total percentages may not equal to 100 due to rounding.