TABLE 2.
Baseline data of the anthropometric parameters and the blood biochemical indicators.
| Variates | Non-depression (n = 148, 70.1%) |
Depression (n = 63, 29.9%) |
P |
| BMI, median (IQR), kg/m2 | 24.40 (22.80, 26.2) | 23.2(21.85, 24.9) | 0.001* |
| UAC, median (IQR), cm | 26.95 (25.45, 28.5) | 25.90(25.15, 26.60) | 0.001* |
| CC, mean ± SD, cm | 33.6 ± 3.6 | 30.3 ± 2.8 | <0.001* |
| Hemoglobin, mean ± SD, g/L | 134.2 ± 19.6 | 129.0 ± 21.3 | 0.087 |
| Alb, median (IQR), g/L | 37.85 (35.40, 41.45) | 35.40 (33.70, 37.10) | <0.001* |
| Prealbumin, median (IQR), g/L | 0.22 (0.18, 0.27) | 0.21 (0.19, 0.26) | 0.402 |
| Triglycerides, median (IQR), mmol/L | 1.29 (0.88, 1.82) | 1.08 (0.84, 1.48) | 0.144 |
| LDL-C, mean ± SD, mmol/L | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.766 |
BMI, body mass index; UAC, upper arm circumference; CC, calf circumference; Alb, albumin; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
*p < 0.05.