Depressive Symptoms in a General Population: Associations with Obesity, Inflammation, and Blood Pressure
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the sample population (), by gender and mental disorder.
Women ()
Men ()
Healthy ()
Depres. disorder* ()
Healthy ()
Depres. disorder* ()
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Age, years
57.5
11
54.6
9.8
56.4
11
56.3
11.7
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
129.0
21
122.6
21.3
121.9
19
118.6
16.4
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
77.0
10.3
74.4
10
74.7
10
74.1
9.6
Current smoker, . %
92
13
26
15.4
306
38
18
36
Alcohol user, . %
2
0.3
2
1.2
102
12.5
7
13.7
Body mass index, kg/m2
31.2
6
31.3
5.6
28.2
4.3
27.8
4.1
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
102.3
40.2
104.8
48
102.7
39.7
116.1
60.6
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
199.7
44.4
206
42.1
198
41.8
192.6
37.7
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
48.1
12.4
49.6
13.5
40.6
11
40.9
8
Fast. triglycerides, mg/dL
177.2
117
190.7
168
177.2
117
190.7
168
Fasting insulin, mIU/L
8.64
2.02
8.74
2.00
8.28
2.05
9.17
2.04
C-reactive protein, mg/L
2.50
2.88
2.35
2.92
2.04
2.73
1.73
2.9
Presence of CHD, . %
80
10.3
19
10.2
122
13.4
9
15.3
Presence of diabetes, . %
119
15.5
33
17.6
135
15.3
13
23.2
*includes those who consulted a physician or felt depressed without having consulted a physician. in boldface, 0.067 in italics; all other values between healthy and mental disorder are >0.1.
