Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects and those classified according to the presence of depression
Depression | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n=828) | Persistent (n=104) | Transient (n=76) | No. (n=648) | P for trend | |
Age (years) | 50±4 | 50±4 | 50±3 | 50±4 | 0.99 |
Body mass index (kg m−2) | 23.8±2.7 | 23.7±2.7 | 24.0±2.8 | 23.8±2.6 | 0.75 |
Smoking, n (%) | 374 (45.2) | 44 (42.3) | 32 (42.1) | 298 (46.0) | 0.67 |
Alcohol, n (%) | 513 (62.0) | 62 (59.6) | 45 (59.2) | 406 (62.7) | 0.73 |
Exercise, n (%) | 186 (22.5) | 17 (16.3)a | 17 (22.4) | 152 (23.5) | 0.27 |
Family history of hypertension, n (%) | 122 (14.7) | 20 (19.2)b | 11 (14.5) | 91 (14.0) | 0.38 |
Total cholesterol (mg dl−1) | 210±33 | 212±35 | 210±36 | 208±32 | 0.48 |
Triglyceride (mg dl−1) | 100 (72–146) | 99 (68–136) | 100 (64–128) | 102 (75–149) | 0.54 |
HDL–cholesterol (mg dl−1) | 56±15 | 55±16 | 56±16 | 57±14 | 0.39 |
Glucose (mg dl−1) | 95±17 | 94±18 | 92±20 | 95±16 | 0.31 |
hs-CRP (mg dl−1) | 0.029 (0.015–0.064) | 0.031 (0.018–0.072) | 0.030 (0.015–0.066) | 0.028 (0.013–0.052) | 0.66 |
