Research Article
Gender Differences in Self-Reported Symptoms of Depression among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 1
Comparison of demographic and clinical health characteristics of acute coronary syndrome patients.
| | Variables | | Women () | Men () | value |
| | Age at consent | | | | 0.0013* | | M (year) ± SD | | | | | | Range | 28–96 | 29–96 | 32–95 | | | BMI | | | | 0.2995 | | M (lb/inch2) ± SD | | | | | | Range | 16.47–58.57 | 16.47–61.33 | 18.09–58.57 | | | BDI Score (0–63) | | | | <0.0001* | | M ± SD | | | | | | Range | 0–48 | 0–48 | 0–43 | | | Race | | | | 0.0274* | | White | 485 (61.47) | 141 (56.85) | 344 (63.59) | | | Black | 152 (19.26) | 63 (25.40) | 89 (16.45) | | | Spanish/Hispanic Latino Descent | 123 (15.59) | 37 (14.92) | 86 (15.90) | | | Some other race | 29 (3.68) | 7 (2.82) | 22 (4.07) | | | Marital Status | | | | <0.0001* | | Single, Divorced, Separated, Widowed | 272 (34.56) | 126 (51.01) | 146 (27.04) | | | Married | 515 (65.44) | 121 (48.99) | 394 (72.96) | | | Living arrangement | | | | 0.0098* | | Live with spouse or family member | 630 (79.95) | 184 (74.49) | 446 (82.44) | | | Live alone | 158 (20.05) | 63 (25.51) | 95 (17.56) | | | Education | | | | <0.0001* | | ≤High school | 340 (43.26) | 129 (52.23) | 211 (39.15) | | | Some college/vocational Technical | 217 (27.61) | 74 (29.96) | 143 (26.53) | | | College degree and above | 229 (29.13) | 44 (17.81) | 185 (34.32) | | | Smoking | | | | 0.0054* | | Yes, currently | 178 (22.62) | 54 (21.77) | 124 (23.01) | | | Yes, but quit (≤1 year) | 290 (36.85) | 74 (29.84) | 216 (40.07) | | | Never | 319 (40.53) | 120 (48.39) | 199 (36.92) | | | Alcohol | | | | <0.0001* | | Yes, currently | 364 (46.43) | 87 (35.22) | 277 (51.58) | | | Yes, but quit (≤1 year) | 87 (11.10) | 14 (5.67) | 73 (13.59) | | | Never | 333 (42.47) | 146 (59.11) | 187 (34.82) | | | Activity | | | | 0.0002* | | More active | 354 (45.10) | 86 (34.82) | 268 (49.81) | | | Less active | 218 (27.77) | 88 (35.63) | 130 (24.16) | | | About same | 213 (27.13) | 73 (29.55) | 140 (26.02) | | | Depressed (BDI ≥14) | 208 (26.36) | 88 (35.48) | 120 (22.18) | 0.0001* | | Depression questions | | | | | | Current antidepressant use | 108 (13.95) | 52 (21.31) | 56 (10.57) | <0.0001* | | History of Depression feeling | 251 (32.39) | 107 (43.50) | 144 (27.22) | <0.0001* | | History of depression diagnosis or treatment | 164 (21.19) | 78 (31.71) | 86 (16.29) | <0.0001* |
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Note: values in parenthesis are percentages.
*Statistical significant at level of .
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