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. 2015 Nov 10;5(11):e677. doi: 10.1038/tp.2015.167

Table 2. Sample characteristics (n=368).

Sociodemographics Details
Statistics
  Case Control Total P-value
Male (%) 25 (16) 46 (21)    
Female (%) 127 (84) 170 (79)    
Mean age in years (s.d.) 47.1 (9.4) 46.3 (10.2) 46.7 (9.8) 0.55a
 
Lifestyle indicators
 Physical activity (70)       0.022b
 >4 h per week (%) 52 (41.3) 94 (54.6) 146 (49.0)  
 ⩽4 h per week (%) 74 (58.7) 78 (45.4) 152 (51.0)  
 Smoking (1)       0.011b
 Smoking (%) 41 (27) 32 (14.9) 73 (19.9)  
 Previous smoker (%) 53 (34.9) 77 (35.8) 130 (35.4)  
 Never smoker (%) 58 (38.1) 106 (49.3) 164 (44.7)  
 BMI (2) kg/m2 (s.d.) 26.0 (5.4) 25.3 (4.3) 25.6 (4.8) 0.40a
 Alcohol (3)       0.131b
 ⩽20/30 g per day (%) 138 (90.8) 202 (94.8) 340 (93.2)  
 >20/30 g per day (%) 14 (9.2) 11 (5.2) 25 (6.8)  
 
Health indicators
Depression
  Mild depression (%) 56 (36.8)      
  Moderate depression (%) 70 (46.1)      
  Severe depression (%) 26 (17.1)      
  Previous depressive episodes (11)       <0.001b
  Previous depressive episodes (%) 79 (54.9) 26 (12.2) 105 (29.4)  
  No previous depressive episodes (%) 65 (45.1) 187 (87.8) 252 (70.6)  
  Previous diagnosis with other mental disorders (26)       <0.001b
  Previous diagnosis with other mental disorders (%) 14 (10.7) 1 (0.5) 15 (4.4)  
  No previous diagnosis with other mental disorders (%) 117 (89.3) 210 (99.5) 327 (95.6)  
  Antidepressant treatment (66)       <0.001b
  No antidepressant treatment (%) 102 (70.3) 152 (96.8) 254 (84.1)  
  Antidepressant treatment (%) 43 (29.7) 5 (3.2) 48 (15.9)  
  SLEs       <0.001b
  No experienced SLEs 63 (41.5) 135 (62.5) 198 (53.8)  
  One experienced SLE 42 (27.6) 58 (26.9) 100 (27.2)  
  Two or more experienced SLEs 47 (30.9) 23 (10.6) 70 (19.0)  

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SLE, stressful life event.

a

Wilcoxon two-sample rank-sum test (Mann–Whitney test).

b

Chi square test.

Number of missing individuals are listed in bold parenthesis in the first column.