Table 1. Characteristics of women aged 18 years and older by current depressive symptoms in NHANES 2005–2016 (n = 15,674).
| With current depressive symptoms (n= 1,705) | No current depressive symptoms (n= 13,969) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Percent (95% CI)a | N | Percent (95% CI)a | N | Percent (95% CI)a | |
| Age at menarche (years) | ||||||
| Early (<12) | 455 | 27.5 (25.2, 30.0) | 2,941 | 19.9 (19.0, 20.9) | 7,830 | 51.6 (50.6, 52.7) |
| Normal (12–13) | 820 | 48.1 (44.7, 51.5) | 7,010 | 52.0 (50.9, 53.2) | 3,396 | 20.7 (19.7, 21.6) |
| Late (≥14) | 430 | 24.4 (21.8, 27.1) | 4,018 | 28.0 (26.9, 29.2) | 4,448 | 27.7 (26.6, 28.8) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <30 | 312 | 18.1 (15.7, 20.9) | 3,234 | 20.8 (19.6, 22.0) | 3,546 | 20.5 (19.4, 21.7) |
| 30–39 | 277 | 17.3 (15.0, 19.8) | 2,141 | 16.4 (15.5, 17.3) | 2,418 | 16.5 (15.6, 17.4) |
| 40–49 | 326 | 22.5 (19.9, 25.3) | 2,257 | 18.3 (17.3, 19.2) | 2,583 | 18.7 (17.8, 19.6) |
| 50–59 | 342 | 20.8 (18.2, 23.7) | 1,954 | 17.5 (16.7, 18.4) | 2,296 | 17.9 (17.0, 18.8) |
| 60–69 | 277 | 12.8 (10.9, 15.0) | 2,177 | 13.6 (12.8, 14.3) | 2,454 | 13.5 (12.8, 14.3) |
| ≥70 | 171 | 8.4 (7.0, 10.2) | 2,206 | 13.5 (12.6, 14.4) | 2,377 | 13.0 (12.2, 13.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 677 | 62.9 (59.5, 67.1) | 5,925 | 68.8 (65.8, 71.5) | 6,602 | 68.2 (65.3, 71.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 385 | 14.8 (12.6, 17.3) | 3,027 | 11.6 (10.0, 13.4) | 3,412 | 11.9 (10.3, 13.7) |
| Hispanic and others | 643 | 22.2 (19.0, 25.9) | 5,017 | 19.6 (17.8, 21.6) | 5,660 | 19.9 (18.0, 21.9) |
| Education | ||||||
| <High school | 630 | 27.0 (24.3, 29.9) | 3,242 | 15.0 (13.8, 16.2) | 3,872 | 16.1 (14.9, 17.4) |
| High school | 386 | 25.4 (22.8, 28.1) | 3,196 | 21.8 (20.7, 23.0) | 3,582 | 22.2 (21.1, 23.3) |
| >High school | 688 | 47.6 (44.0, 51.2) | 7,521 | 63.2 (61.3, 65.0) | 8,209 | 61.7 (59.8, 63.5) |
| Missing | 1 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.1) | 10 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.1) | 11 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.1) |
| PIR | ||||||
| <1.0 | 644 | 30.0 (26.9, 33.2) | 2,790 | 13.0 (12.0, 14.0) | 3,434 | 14.6 (13.5, 15.7) |
| 1.0–2.0 | 486 | 27.4 (24.6, 30.4) | 3,344 | 19.2 (18.3, 20.2) | 3,830 | 20.0 (19.0, 21.1) |
| ≥2.0 | 433 | 36.4 (32.2, 40.9) | 6,734 | 61.7 (59.9, 63.5) | 7,167 | 59.3 (57.4, 61.2) |
| Missing | 142 | 6.2 (4.9, 7.6) | 1,101 | 6.1 (5.5, 6.7) | 1,243 | 6.1 (5.5, 6.7) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 542 | 35.5 (33.0, 38.2) | 6,430 | 53.0 (51.5, 54.5) | 6,972 | 51.4 (49.9, 52.9) |
| Not married | 1,107 | 62.5 (59.9, 65.1) | 6,934 | 44.4 (42.9, 45.8) | 8,041 | 46.1 (44.6, 47.6) |
| Missing | 56 | 2.0 (1.3, 2.8) | 605 | 2.6 (2.3, 2.9) | 661 | 2.5 (2.2, 2.8) |
| Smoking status | ||||||
| Current smoker | 585 | 38.3 (35.0, 41.7) | 2,021 | 15.6 (14.7, 16.7) | 2,606 | 17.8 (16.8, 18.9) |
| Former smoker | 302 | 18.6 (15.8, 21.7) | 2,505 | 20.8 (19.6, 22.0) | 2,807 | 20.6 (19.4, 21.8) |
| Non-smoker | 768 | 41.7 (38.3, 45.2) | 8,858 | 61.5 (60.1, 62.8) | 9,626 | 59.6 (58.3, 60.9) |
| Missing | 50 | 1.5 (0.9, 2.2) | 585 | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | 635 | 2.0 (1.7, 2.3) |
| BMI | ||||||
| <18.5 | 35 | 2.2 (1.4, 3.5) | 298 | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) | 333 | 2.1 (1.8, 2.4) |
| 18.5–25.0 | 371 | 21.4 (18.9, 24.1) | 4,192 | 33.2 (31.9, 34.6) | 3,463 | 32.1 (30.9, 33.4) |
| 25.0–30.0 | 394 | 23.6 (21.0, 26.5) | 3,935 | 28.0 (26.9, 29.2) | 4,329 | 27.6 (26.5, 28.8) |
| 30.0–35.0 | 386 | 22.2 (19.5, 25.2) | 2,729 | 17.9 (17.2, 18.7) | 3,115 | 18.4 (17.6, 19.1) |
| ≥35.0 | 496 | 29.3 (26.4, 32.4) | 2,669 | 17.9 (16.9, 18.9) | 3,165 | 19.0 (18.1, 20.0) |
| Missing | 23 | 1.3 (0.8, 2.1) | 146 | 0.7 (0.6, 1.0) | 169 | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) |
| Regular periods in the past year | ||||||
| Yes | 818 | 50.7 (47.4, 54.1) | 7,172 | 52.0 (50.4, 54.0) | 7,990 | 51.9 (50.4, 53.5) |
| No | 885 | 49.2 (45.8, 52.6) | 6,794 | 47.9 (46.3, 49.5) | 7,679 | 48.0 (46.5, 49.6) |
| Missing | 2 | 0.1 (0.0, 0.4) | 3 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.2) | 5 | 0.0 (0.0, 0.4) |
Notes.
a
Weighted percentage with 95% confidence interval.