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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021 Jan 14;125:105132. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105132

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants (n=162).

Characteristic Mean ± SD (median, range) or N (%)
Demographics
 Age 41. 6 ± 13.5 (38, 21-73)
 BMI 27.0 ± 5.6 (26.3, 18.2-51.7)
 Race
 Asian 10 (6.2%)
 Black 7 (4.3%)
 White 141 (87.0%)
 Multi 4 (2.5%)
 Comorbidities 0.26 ± 0.65 (0, 0-3)
 Employment status
 Full time 112 (69.1%)
 Part time 24 (14.8%)
 Retired 11 (6.8%)
 Disabled 2 (1.2%)
 Unemployed 13 (8.0%)
 Income
 <$10,000 3 (1.9%)
 $10,000-$24,999 9 (5.6%)
 $25,000-$49,999 21 (13.0%)
 $50,000-$74,999 32 (19.8%)
 $75,000-$99,999 17 (10.5%)
 >$100,000 71 (43.8%)
 Refused to answer 9 (5.6%)
 Marital status
 Married 146 (90.1%)
 Not married 10 (6.2%)
 Common Law Marriage or Domestic Partnership 6 (3.7%)
 Bristol Stool Chart Value 3.8 ± 1.2 (4, 1-6)
Behavioral
 Average drinks per week 3.3 ± 3.9 (2, 0-24)
 Number of alcoholic drinks in the last 48 hours at baseline visit 1.08 ± 1.58 (0, 0-10)
 Smoking status
 Current smoker 2 (1.2%)
 Former smoker 23 (14.2%)
 Never smoker 137 (84.6%)
 IPAQ met-adjusted minutes at baseline visit 2704 ± 2631 (1980, 0-13518)
 How rested did you feel upon rising today at baseline visit 3.49 ± 0.91 (4, 1-5)
Psychological/Marital Quality
 CESD score at baseline visit 7.9 ± 6.8 (6, 0-37)
 Take any type of antidepressant
 No 135 (83.3%)
 Yes 27 (16.7%)
 Couple Satisfaction Index at baseline visit 132.5 ± 22.3 (138.5, 65-161)
Microbiota Diversity and Richness
 Shannon diversity index at baseline visit 2.3 ± 0.37 (2.3, 1.40-3.16)
 Richness index at baseline visit 64.1 ± 17.0 (64, 20-118)
Dietary
 Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 at baseline visit 61.5 ± 16.0 (63.6, 19.8-96.2)
 Total fat intake, gram per 1000 calories 42.5 ± 10.6 (43.3, 15.7-66.2)
 Total Dietary Fiber intake, gram per 1000 calories 12.3 ± 4.9 (11.4, 3.3-29.3)
 Oleic acid intake, gram per 1000 calories 14.4 ± 5.0 (13.8, 4.4-31.3)
 Total Saturated Fatty Acids, gram per 1000 calories 14.1 ± 6.2 (13.2, 3.6-41.1)
 Total Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, gram per 1000 calories 9.5 ± 3.9 (8.99, 3.1-34.1)
 Total calories intake 2206 ± 663 (2132, 960-3900)
Gut Permeability Markers
 LBP at baseline visit, ng/ml 3785 ± 2394 (3568, 226-19185)
 sCD14 at baseline visit, ng/ml 1605 ± 313 (1570, 850-2660)
 LBP to sCD14 ratio at baseline visit 2.42 ± 1.53(2.23, 0.12-12.54)