Research Article

Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in African American Individuals

Table 2

Participant characteristics (continuous variables).

TotalCES-D ≥ 16CES-D < 16 -Testdf value

Age (years) ± SD43.7 ± 11.644.9 ± 11.042.8 ± 11.81.332510.19
Body-mass index (kg/m2) ± SD30.3 ± 8.530.6 ± 8.330.2 ± 8.70.452510.66
Waist to hip ratio ± SD0.85 ± 0.10.87 ± 0.10.84 ± 0.11.792500.08
Body-fat%  ± SD34.5 ±10.635.5 ± 10.834.0 ± 10.51.112490.27
Heart rate (beats/min) ± SD70.5 ± 12.071.7 ± 12.170.0 ± 11.71.082510.28
Systolic BP (mmHg) ± SD132.4 ± 16.7132.1 ± 17.6132.3 ± 16.20.082510.94
Diastolic BP (mmHg) ± SD82.5 ± 12.882.3 ± 12.482.5 ± 12.90.102510.92
Cholesterol (mg/dL) ± SD156.9 ± 37.4160.5 ± 38.2154.8 ± 37.01.172510.25
HDL (mg/dL) ± SD49.6 ± 15.351.5 ± 16.848.5 ± 14.31.492510.14
LDL (mg/dL) ± SD85.1 ± 32.685.4 ± 31.285.9 ± 31.40.512510.61
Triglycerides (mg/dL) ± SD111.2 ± 85.6125.9 ± 114101.7 ± 61.02.202510.03
Glucose (mg/dL) ± SD110.1 ± 29.4110.9 ± 23.1109.6 ± 32.80.342500.74
PPAQ daily activity (METS) ± SD74.9 ± 21.975.0 ± 24.174.5 ± 19.90.172390.87
Global PSQI score ± SD7.3 ± 3.99.2 ± 3.96.2 ± 3.56.43251<0.01
PSS ± SD5.0 ± 3.37.4 ± 2.93.5 ± 2.511.3251<0.01

SD: standard deviation; BP: blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; PPAQ: Paffenbarger physical activity questionnaire; PSQI: Pittsburgh sleep quality index; PSS: perceived stress scale.