Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants included in the analyses
| Variables | Mood disorder before baseline predicting BMI (n = 1646) # | Anxiety before baseline predicting BMI (n = 1638) # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 634) | Women (n = 1012) | Men (n = 630) | Women (n = 1008) | |
| Age, years | 31.9 ± 2.6 | 31.6 ± 2.7 | 31.9 ± 2.6 | 31.6 ± 2.7 |
| Education | ||||
| Tertiary | 282 (44.7) | 520 (51.8) | 280 (44.7) | 517 (51.8) |
| Vocational | 235 (37.2) | 269 (26.8) | 234 (37.3) | 268 (26.8) |
| School only | 114 (18.1) | 214 (21.3) | 113 (18.0) | 214 (21.4) |
| Socio-economic quartile | ||||
| High | 742 (23.2) | 748 (24.1) | 134 (26.2) | 211 (27.1) |
| Med-high | 914 (28.6) | 886 (28.6) | 141 ()27.6 | 209 (26.9) |
| Med-low | 1230 (38.5) | 1197 (38.6) | 196 (38.4) | 314 (40.4) |
| Low | 310 (9.7) | 272 (8.8) | 40 (7.8) | 44 (5.7) |
| Smoking | ||||
| Never | 385 (61.0) | 582 (57.6) | 384 (61.2) | 580 (57.6) |
| Former | 141 (22.4) | 295 (29.2) | 140 (22.3) | 294 (29.2) |
| Current | 105 (16.6) | 134 (13.2) | 103 (16.4) | 133 (13.2) |
| Change in marital status since baseline | ||||
| Never married | 160 (14.1) | 179 (11.5) | 75 (13.0) | 116 (12.5) |
| Become married/defacto | 179 (15.7) | 170 (10.9) | 99 (17.2) | 75 (8.1) |
| Stayed married | 741 (65.1) | 1097 (70.4) | 381 (66.0) | 674 (72.7) |
| Became divorced/widowed | 32 (2.8) | 56 (3.6) | 10 (1.7) | 29 (3.1) |
| Stayed separated/widowed | 8 (0.7) | 24 (1.5) | 4 (0.7) | 13 (1.4) |
| Parental status since baseline | ||||
| No children | 436 (34.60) | 484 (28.2) | 206 (40.0) | 265 (27.2) |
| First child born | 315 (25.0) | 326 (19.0) | 164 (27.1) | 185 (19.0) |
| Additional children born | 235 (18.7) | 359 (20.9) | 110 (18.2) | 214 (22.0) |
| Same number of children | 274 (21.8) | 548 (31.9) | 126 (20.8) | 311 (31.9) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.6+ 4.4 | 25.5 ± 5.7 | 26.6 ± 4.5 | 25.5 ± 5.7 |
| History of CVD or diabetes | 83 (16.0) | 83(9.9) | 83 (16.1) | 83 (10.0) |
| Social support index | N = 543, 61.2 ± 8.0 | N = 872, 62.5 ± 7.1 | 61.3 ± 8.0 | 62.6 ± 7.1 |
| Total healthy lifestyle score | 2.2 ± 1.8 | 2.2 ± 1.7 | ||
| SF-12 physical component score | 53.7 ± 6.4 | 53.2 ± 7.6 | 53.7 ± 7.5 | 53.3 ± 7.5 |
| Total diet score | 99.7 ± 19.1 | 107.9 ± 17.4 | 99.8 ± 19.2 | 107.8 ± 17.4 |
| Anxiety before baseline | 77 (12.0) | 210 (19.1) | 76 (12.1) | 195 (19.4) |
| Mood disorder before baseline | 85 (13.4) | 229 (22.6) | 85 (13.5) | 226 (22.4) |
| Lifetime depression (at CDAH2) | ||||
| Never | 521 (82.2) | 710 (70.2) | 532 (84.4) | 751 (74.5) |
| History | 30 (4.7) | 102 (10.1) | 16 (2.5) | 27 (2.7) |
| Recurrent | 55 (8.7) | 127 (12.6) | 60 (9.5) | 168 (16.7) |
| Incident | 28 (4.4) | 73 (7.2) | 22 (3.5) | 62 (6.5) |
| Mood disorder 12 months prior to CDAH2 (incident and recurrent) | 40 (6.3) | 92 (9.1) | 40 (6.3) | 91 (9.0) |
| Lifetime anxiety (at CDAH2) | ||||
| Never | 532 (84.4) | 751(74.5) | 517(82.1) | 709 (70.3) |
| History | 16 (2.5) | 27 (2.7) | 30 (4.8) | 100 (9.9) |
| Recurrent | 60 (9.5) | 168 (16.7) | 55 (8.7) | 126 (12.5) |
| Incident | 22 (3.5) | 62 (6.2) | 28 (4.4) | 73 (7.2) |
| Anxiety 12 months prior to CDAH2 (incident and recurrent) | 47 (7.5) | 141 (14.0) | 47 (8.1) | 141 (15.8) |
N (%) Mean ± standard deviation, CDAH Childhood Determinants of Adult Health, CVD Cardiovascular diseases (Myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure), SF-12 Short Form 12, a health-related quality of life instrument