Table 1.
Patient Demographics by Antidepressant use from the 2005–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
| Antidepressant Non-Users (n = 2818) | Antidepressant Users (n = 221) | p-Value 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± S.E.), years | 43.5 ± 0.6 | 48.9 ± 1.0 | <0.001 |
| Gender (% Women) | 46.6 | 72.6 | <0.001 |
| Race (% White non-Hispanic) | 70 | 89.1 | <0.001 |
| Completed some college (%) | 58.5 | 55.3 | 0.412 |
| Annual Family Income < $20,000 (%) | 15.1 | 16.2 | 0.589 |
| Annual Family Income $20,000 to $75,000 (%) | 54.9 | 52.1 | 0.564 |
| Annual Family Income ≥ $75,000 (%) | 30.1 | 31.7 | 0.724 |
| BMI (mean ± S.E.), kg/m2 | 28.0 ± 0.3 | 29.8 ± 0.5 | 0.004 |
| Normal-Weight (%) | 32.3 | 30.3 | 0.693 |
| Overweight (%) | 33.9 | 24.7 | 0.040 |
| Obese (%) | 31.2 | 42.2 | 0.006 |
| Mean PHQ-9 Depression Score (Scale 0–27) | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 4.7 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
| Used Tobacco/Nicotine in the last 5 days (%) | 31.2 | 33.5 | 0.422 |
| Antipsychotic use (%) | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.048 |
| Non-psychiatric medications (mean ± S.E.), n | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 3.2 ± 0.2 | <0.001 |
1 p-values are for the overall F-test for each variable in univariate analysis.