Table 3.

Differences in C-IMT between subjects with and without depressive symptoms

The mean difference between two groups (subjects of CES-D score≥16 minus subjects of CES-D score<16) was calculated using ANCOVA. ^*Unadjusted; ^†Adjusted for age, educational level, and marital status; ^‡Further adjusted for smoking status, alcohol intake, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, total/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, triglycerides, uric acid high-sensitive C-reactive protein, and antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications plus model 2. C-IMT, carotid intima-media thickness; CES-D, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression.