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. 2017 Oct 23;189(42):E1304–E1310. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170125

Table 1:

Characteristics of the Stirling County Study samples enrolled in 1952, 1970 and 1992 (n = 3410)

Characteristic Participants enrolled in 1952 Participants enrolled in 1970 Participants enrolled in 1992



All
n = 1003
Women
n = 547
Men
n = 456
All
n = 1203
Women
n = 605
Men
n = 598
All
n = 1402
Women
n = 761
Men
n = 641
No. of deaths through 2011 (% of sample) 925 (92.2) 489 (89.4) 436 (95.6) 854 (71.0) 394 (65.1) 460 (76.9) 444 (31.7) 226 (29.7) 218 (34.0)

Age at enrolment, mean ± SD 49.7 ± 16.5 48.9 ± 17.1 50.7 ± 15.7 49.1 ± 17.5 48.6 ± 18.1 49.7 ± 16.8 49.6 ± 17.3 50.0 ± 17.7 49.2 ± 16.7

Current depression status, no. (%)

 Current depression 60 (6.0) 36 (6.6) 24 (5.3) 70 (5.8) 35 (5.8) 35 (5.9) 91 (6.5) 60 (7.9) 31 (4.8)

 No depression 943 (94.0) 511 (93.4) 432 (94.7) 1133 (94.2) 570 (94.2) 563 (94.2) 1311 (93.5) 701 (92.1) 610 (95.2)

Mortality rate per 1000 person-years among participants with and without current depression

 Current depression 38.1 29.8 61.6 32.7 27.7 39.5 28.6 23.9 39.4

 No depression 29.2 25.9 35.2 25.2 21.3 29.8 19.2 17.8 20.9

Education, no. (%)

 < Grade 5 170 (17.0) 63 (11.5) 107 (23.5) 111 (9.2) 36 (6.0) 75 (12.5) 47 (3.4)
n = 1400
11 (1.5) 36 (5.6)
n = 639

 Grade 5–10 655 (65.3) 360 (65.8) 295 (64.7) 835 (69.4) 408 (67.4) 427 (71.4) 703 (50.2)
n = 1400
357 (46.9) 346 (54.2)
n = 639

 ≥ Grade 11 178 (17.8) 124 (22.7) 54 (11.8) 257 (21.4) 161 (26.6) 96 (16.1) 650 (46.4)
n = 1400
393 (51.6) 257 (40.2)
n = 639

Cigarettes smoked per day, no. (%)

 None 505 (50.4) 412 (75.3) 93 (20.4) 577 (48.0) 399 (66.0) 178 (29.8) 921 (66.5)
n = 1385
546 (72.4)
n = 754
375 (59.4)
n = 631

 > 20 103 (10.3) 8 (1.5) 95 (20.8) 147 (12.2) 24 (4.0) 123 (20.6) 226 (16.3)
n = 1385
86 (11.4)
n = 754
140 (22.2)
n = 631

 < 20 395 (39.4) 127 (23.2) 268 (58.8) 479 (39.8) 182 (30.1) 297 (49.7) 238 (17.2)
n = 1385
122 (16.2)
n = 754
116 (18.4)
n = 631

Alcohol abuse, no. (%) 39 (4.1)
n = 953
3 (0.6)
n = 523
36 (8.4)
n = 430
69 (6.4)
n = 1080
8 (1.5)
n = 551
61 (11.5)
n = 529
97 (7.0)
n = 1395
16 (2.1)
n = 757
81 (12.7)
n = 638

Obesity, no. (%) 68 (7.1)
n = 953
51 (9.8)
n = 523
17 (4.0)
n = 430
149 (12.4)
n = 1201
92 (15.2)
n = 604
57 (9.6)
n = 597
314 (22.5)
n = 1396
176 (23.2)
n = 758
138 (21.6)
n = 638

Note: SD = standard deviation.