Table 1.
Characteristics in Adults with ASCVD, by Depression Status and Risk, from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2004–2015
| Low risk for depression | High risk for depression | Depression | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample (N) | 14,333 | 1803 | 3704 | |
| Weighted sample | 13,645,657 | 1,287,869 | 3,341,910 | |
| Sex, n (weighted %) | < 0.001 | |||
| Female | 6848 (43.9) | 960 (51.0) | 2354 (60.2) | |
| Male | 7485 (56.1) | 843 (49.0) | 1350 (39.8) | |
| Age category, n (weighted %) | 0.007 | |||
| 18–39 | 605 (3.4) | 88 (4.6) | 168 (3.8) | |
| 40–64 | 5218 (34.1) | 844 (43.4) | 1967 (48.8) | |
| 65–74 | 3884 (27.8) | 366 (19.8) | 821 (23.9) | |
| 75 and above | 4626 (34.7) | 505 (32.2) | 748 (23.5) | |
| Race/ethnicity, n (weighted %) | 0.01 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 8781 (78.3) | 866 (67.7) | 2400 (79.5) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2796 (10.1) | 422 (14.0) | 574 (8.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 555 (2.6) | 63 (2.7) | 45 (0.8) | |
| Hispanic | 1867 (6.9) | 401 (12.8) | 565 (8.3) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 334 (2.1) | 51 (2.7) | 120 (3.3) | |
| CRF profile, n (weighted %) | 0.02 | |||
| Optimal | 1921 (14.1) | 176 (10.2) | 292 (8.3) | |
| Average | 7072 (50.6) | 770 (45.6) | 1567 (44.2) | |
| Poor | 5340 (35.3) | 857 (44.2) | 1845 (47.6) | |
| Family income, n (weighted %) | 0.002 | |||
| Poor/near poor | 3641 (16.8) | 779 (33.7) | 1370 (27.3) | |
| Low income | 2374 (15.4) | 406 (24.0) | 652 (17.3) | |
| Middle income | 4124 (29.9) | 420 (26.1) | 977 (29.2) | |
| High income | 4194 (37.9) | 198 (16.3) | 705 (26.2) | |
| Health insurance type, n (weighted %) | 0.009 | |||
| Uninsured | 709 (3.7) | 144 (7.5) | 230 (5.1) | |
| Medicaid | 843 (3.7) | 273 (11.0) | 550 (10.3) | |
| Private | 3187 (24.3) | 210 (14.1) | 641 (20.1) | |
| Medicare | 3230 (23.1) | 370 (21.8) | 682 (19.8) | |
| Combination private + public | 6364 (45.2) | 806 (45.7) | 1601 (44.7) | |
| Marital status, n (weighted %) | 0.002 | |||
| Married | 7823 (59.6) | 841 (50.2) | 1579 (46.6) | |
| Widowed | 2930 (19.4) | 360 (21.4) | 728 (19.6) | |
| Divorced | 2028 (12.8) | 318 (15.6) | 819 (21.1) | |
| Separated | 374 (1.7) | 87 (3.6) | 195 (3.8) | |
| Never married | 1176 (6.6) | 197 (9.2) | 383 (8.8) | |
| Region, n (weighted %) | 0.05 | |||
| Northeast | 2430 (19.2) | 251 (17.2) | 552 (16.3) | |
| Midwest | 3170 (23.5) | 300 (18.5) | 859 (23.7) | |
| South | 5975 (39.2) | 915 (47.7) | 1527 (38.8) | |
| West | 2758 (18.1) | 337 (16.6) | 766 (21.3) | |
| Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index, n (weighted %) | 0.02 | |||
| 0 | 10,546 (73.1) | 1134 (62.8) | 2227 (60.9) | |
| 1 | 2401 (16.5) | 452 (25.3) | 1042 (27.1) | |
| ≥ 2 | 1386 (10.4) | 217 (11.9) | 435 (12.0) | |
ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CRF, cardiovascular risk factor
Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index: without cardiovascular components