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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Dec;18(6):1317–1327. doi: 10.1007/s10903-016-0367-5

Table 3.

Means or prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors by tertiles of anxiety and depression for males

Male Characteristics Anxiety Depressive symptoms

Tertile 1 (n=178) Tertile 2 (n=155) Tertile 3 (n=144) P-trend Tertile 1 (n=172) Tertile 2 (n=159) Tertile 3 (n=164) P-trend

Age 55.7±10.3 56.3±9.7 56.1±9.8 0.65 55.1±9.8 55.8±9.7 57.4±10.3 <0.05

Exercise (MET-mins/week) 1491.3±1332.4 1376.9±1456.3 1113.3±1108.0 0.01 1393.9±1320.1 1371.3±1223.6 1242.5±1417.8 0.10

TV watching (mins) 458.2±399.0 528.6±461.4 570.2±466.1 0.03 437.5±345.3 516.4±475.5 604.5±489.6 0.01

Alcohol consumption/week 3.0±3.6 3.7±5.6 3.5±5.9 0.88 2.8±3.5 3.7±5.7 3.7±5.8 0.58

Total calories 1790.9±604.3 1729.8±504.1 1748.4±596.2 0.64 1710.4±557.4 1815.7±520.3 1752.0±633.0 0.60

Social support 27.1±3.4 25.3±4.9 22.7±5.5 <0.001 27.2±3.4 26.2±3.8 21.7±5.6 <0.001

Total cholesterol 181.0±38.9 182.0±35.2 185.3±36.0 0.16 180.7±39.8 180.0±31.2 187.9±38.6 0.08

HDL 45.1±11.4 46.2±11.6 44.3±8.5 0.96 45.2±11.6 45.5±11.2 44.9±8.9 0.87

SBP 125.4±14.9 126.9±14.5 126.7±14.6 0.23 126.0±14.2 125.1±13.7 127.9±16.3 0.35

BMI 25.8±3.7 25.9±5.5 26.1±3.8 0.48 26.1±4.0 25.8±5.3 25.8±3.6 0.73

Waist circumference 95.7±9.6 94.9±9.4 97.1±9.5 0.18 95.8±9.6 95.2±9.7 96.7±9.1 0.33

Hypertension (%) 40.5 43.2 52.1 0.04 44.2 39.0 52.1 0.19

Metabolic syndrome (%) 33.2 31.0 39.6 0.25 35.5 33.3 34.3 0.81

Diabetes (%) 29.4 26.6 30.1 0.93 25.2 30.4 31.0 0.24

Smoking (%) 3.9 6.5 5.6 0.49 4.7 4.4 6.9 0.40

Total calories 1790±604 1730±504 1748±596 0.64 1710±557 1815±520 1752±633 0.60

Dietary pattern (%)
Western 36.6 40.4 42.0 37.5 36.9 44.6
Snacks/sweets 32.0 35.1 40.6 35.7 35.0 36.0
Fruits/Vegetables 31.4 24.5 17.4 0.04 26.8 28.0 19.4 0.13

Anger 14.5±3.2 16.0±3.3 17.5±4.3 <0.001 14.6±3.1 15.6±3.4 17.9±4.2 <0.001

Stress 0.5±0.8 0.7±0.9 1.1±1.2 <0.001 0.5±0.8 0.6±0.9 1.1±1.2 <0.001

Chronic stress 0.4±0.7 0.6±0.8 1.0±1.1 <0.001 0.5±0.7 0.5±0.8 1.0±1.1 <0.001

Everyday Hassles 13.6±4.5 15.0±5.2 17.6±6.1 <0.001 13.7±4.2 14.6±5.0 17.8±6.5 <0.001

Common cIMT 0.9±0.2 0.9±0.2 0.9±0.2 0.08 0.9±0.2 0.9±0.2 0.9±0.2 <0.05

Internal cIMT 1.2±0.5 1.2±0.5 1.3±0.5 0.18 1.2±0.4 1.2±0.4 1.3±0.5 0.24