Table 1.
Demographic of adults aged 40 years or older by depression in NHANES 2017–2018 (n = 3,247).
| Items | Depression status | No(2903) | Yes(344) | Chi-square test and t-test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 1436 | 210 | χ2 = 2018.5* |
| Male | 1467 | 134 | ||
| Age | Age | 60.63 ± 11.74 | 60.06 ± 11.27 | t = 0.84 |
| Race | Non-Hispanic Black | 676 | 74 | χ2 = 7.5 |
| Other race–including multi-racial | 529 | 45 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 1067 | 142 | ||
| Mexican American | 363 | 48 | ||
| Other Hispanic | 268 | 35 | ||
| Education | Don't know-11th grade | 305 | 51 | χ2 = 43.96* |
| Less than don't knowth grade | 258 | 45 | ||
| Some college | 911 | 112 | ||
| High school graduate | 688 | 94 | ||
| College graduate | 737 | 40 | ||
| Refused | 2 | 0 | ||
| Don't know | 2 | 2 | ||
| Marriage | Never married | 231 | 37 | χ2 = 54.8* |
| Living with partner | 163 | 20 | ||
| Married | 1695 | 132 | ||
| Divorced | 410 | 79 | ||
| Widowed | 291 | 55 | ||
| Separated | 109 | 20 | ||
| Refused | 4 | 1 | ||
| BMI | <18.5 (underweight) | 27 | 4 | χ2 = 35.43* |
| 18.5–24.9 (normal) | 624 | 51 | ||
| 25–29.9 (overweight) | 1022 | 86 | ||
| ≥30 (obese) | 1230 | 203 | ||
| PIR | ≥4.0 | 914 | 55 | χ2 = 54.12* |
| 1.0–4.0 | 1607 | 204 | ||
| <1.0 | 382 | 85 | ||
| Occupation | upper socialeconomic | 926 | 47 | χ2 = 49.65* |
| lower socialeconomic | 1939 | 289 | ||
| unemployed | 38 | 8 | ||
| Drinking status | No | 310 | 24 | χ2 = 4.57* |
| Yes | 2593 | 320 | ||
| Smoking status | No | 1612 | 150 | χ2 = 17.62* |
| Yes | 1291 | 194 |
*
P < 0.05.