Research Article
Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African American Individuals
Table 1
Participant characteristics (categorical variables).
| | | Total | CES-D ≥ 16 | CES-D < 16 | Pearson Chi-Square | df | value | | | | | |
| | Gender | Male (%) | 94 (37%) | 32 (34%) | 62 (39%) | 1.00 | 1 | 0.33 |
| | Marital status | Married (%) | 43 (17%) | 14 (15%) | 29 (19%) |
6.12 | 5 | 0.41 | | Living with significant other (%) | 5 (2%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (2%) | | Separated/divorced (%) | 53 (21%) | 21 (22%) | 32 (21%) | | Widowed | 8 (3%) | 3 (3%) | 5 (3%) | | Single/never married (%) | 141 (56%) | 56 (58%) | 85 (54%) | | Would rather not say (%) | 3 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (1%) |
| | Highest level of education | Grammar school (%) | 5 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (1%) |
23.5 | 7 | <0.01 | | High school diploma (%) | 59 (23%) | 30 (31%) | 29 (19%) | | Vocational/technical school (%) | 22 (9%) | 13 (14%) | 9 (6%) | | Some college (%) | 72 (28%) | 27 (28%) | 45 (29%) | | Bachelor’s degree (%) | 37 (15%) | 10 (11%) | 27 (17%) | | Some graduate school (%) | 21 (8%) | 6 (6%) | 15 (10%) | | Graduate degree (%) | 32 (13%) | 4 (4%) | 28 (18%) | | Would rather not say (%) | 4 (2%) | 3 (3%) | 1 (1%) |
| | Annual family income | <$19,000 (%) | 77 (31%) | 39 (41%) | 38 (24%) |
21.9 | 5 | <0.01 | | $20,000–$49,999 (%) | 69 (27%) | 25 (26%) | 44 (28%) | | $50,000–$79,999 (%) | 32 (13%) | 7 (8%) | 25 (16%) | | $80,000–$99,999 (%) | 15 (6%) | 1 (1%) | 14 (9%) | | >$100,000 (%) | 24 (10%) | 6 (6%) | 18 (12%) | | Would rather not say (%) | 33 (13%) | 17 (18%) | 16 (11%) |
| | Currently working? | Yes (%) | 142 (56%) | 43 (45%) | 99 (63%) | 8.20 | 1 | <0.01 |
| | Current smoker? | Yes (%) | 93 (36%) | 46 (48%) | 47 (30%) | 8.47 | 1 | <0.01 |
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