Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the study sample
| All (n=1085) M (SD)/ Median (IQR) |
Women (605) M (SD)/ Median (IQR) |
Men (480) M (SD)/ Median (IQR) |
p- value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||||
| Age, years | 54.71 (11.81) | 54.31 (11.63) | 55.22 (12.02) | 0.207 |
| Education, % College Graduates | 43.40 | 39.80 | 47.90 | 0.008 |
| Work Status, % Employed | 54.70 | 51.60 | 58.50 | |
| Marital Status, % Married | 65.90 | 58.20 | 75.60 | <0.001 |
| Race, % | 0.149 | |||
| Caucasian | 81.80 | 79.50 | 84.60 | |
| African American | 14.70 | 17.20 | 11.70 | |
| Native American | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.00 | |
| Asians | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | |
| Other | 2.20 | 2.00 | 2.50 | |
| Ethnicity, % Hispanic/Latino | 3.00 | 3.30 | 2.70 | 0.569 |
| Psychosocial | ||||
| MASQ, Depression | 18.50 (6.54) | 18.92 (6.76) | 17.97 (6.22) | 0.018 |
| MASQ, Loss of Interest | 11.96 (4.07) | 12.11 (4.25) | 11.79 (3.82) | 0.202 |
| MASQ, Positive Affect | 44.67 (10.12) | 45.19 (10.06) | 44.01 (10.15) | 0.057 |
| CES-D, Total Score | 8.44 (8.01) | 8.76 (8.18) | 8.04 (7.80) | 0.145 |
| CES-D, Negative Affect | 1.90 (3.10) | 2.13 (3.26) | 1.61 (2.87) | 0.005 |
| CES-D, Interpersonal Disturbance | 0.41 (0.84) | 0.40 (0.80) | 0.43 (0.88) | 0.556 |
| CES-D, Somatic Features | 3.50 (3.17) | 3.64 (3.32) | 3.32 (2.97) | 0.105 |
| PSQI, Global score | 6.08 (3.53) | 6.49 (3.68) | 5.57 (3.27) | <0.001 |
| Antidepressant Use, % | 13.50 | 16.50 | 9.80 | 0.001 |
| Health Behaviors | ||||
| Regular Exercise, % | 78.20 | 77.50 | 79.20 | 0.514 |
| Current Smoking, % | 14.30 | 13.10 | 15.80 | 0.194 |
| Drinker, % | 65.80 | 71.00 | 61.70 | 0.001 |
| Medical | ||||
| Metabolic Syndrome, % | 40.30 | 34.80 | 46.40 | <0.001 |
| Obesity, % | 39.70 | 38.80 | 39.90 | 0.506 |
| Presence of Chronic Conditions, % | 41.00 | 41.30 | 40.60 | 0.824 |
| Waist Circumference, cm | 97.07 (16.82) | 91.49 (15.34) | 104.10 (15.96) | <0.001 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 131.28 (18.00) | 129.82 (19.65) | 133.11 (15.490 | 0.003 |
| Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg | 75.55 (10.66) | 73.29 (10.65) | 78.41 (9.97) | <0.001 |
| Triglycerides, ng/dL€ | 106.00 (77.00–156.00) | 98.00 (72.00–139.50) | 123.00 (84–181.00) | <0.001 |
| HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL€ | 53.00 (43.00–66.00) | 59.00 (48.00–72.00) | 45.00 (37.00–55.00) | <0.001 |
| Fasting Glucose, mg/dL€ | 96.00 (90.00–104.00) | 95.00 (88.00–102.00) | 98.00 (92.00–107.00) | <0.001 |
| Inflammatory Markers | ||||
| C-reactive Protein, ug/mL€ | 1.33 (0.68–3.10) | 1.59 (0.75–3.70) | 1.13 (0.59–2.43) | <0.001 |
MASQ=Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire, CES-D=Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, PSQI=Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory; HDL=High density lipoprotein cholesterol;
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values presented are medians and 25%–75% Interquartile Ranges).