Table 1 Baseline characteristics stratified by depression-related weight change in Ontario adults in the NPHS 1996, CCHS Cycle 1.1, CCHS Cycle 2.1 (n = 59,315).

From: Depression-related weight change and incident diabetes in a community sample

 

Depressive episodes with weight change

No depressive episodes

Weight gain

No weight change

Weight loss

No depressive episodes

N

562

2530

873

55,350

Age group % (95% CI)

 18–24

16.8 (10.3–23.2)

18.3 (16.1–20.5)

19.2 (15.0–23.4)

12.6 (12.2–13.1)

 25–34

22.0 (17.3–26.7)

22.3 (19.9–24.7)

20.4 (16.4–24.3)

18.7 (18.2–19.3)

 35–44

30.5 (25.1–35.9)

27.9 (25.4–30.3)

27.6 (23.3–31.9)

24.0 (23.5–24.6)

 45–54

20.4 (15.9–25.0)

19.5 (17.3–21.7)

18.0 (13.9–22.1)

18.4 (17.9–18.9)

 55–64

7.6 (4.5–10.8)

7.7 (6.4–9.0)

7.3 (4.2–10.4)

11.8 (11.5–12.2)

 65+

2.7 (0.3–5.0)

4.3 (3.4–5.3)

7.5 (5.0–10.0)

14.3 (14.0–14.7)

Sex  % (95% CI)

 Female

73.2 (67.2–79.3)

68.7 (66.1–71.3)

57.5 (52.4–62.7)

50.4 (49.8–51.1)

 Male

26.8 (20.7–32.8)

31.3 (28.7–33.9)

42.5 (37.3–47.6)

49.6 (48.9–50.2)

Education level % (95% CI)

 Less than high school

17.0 (12.8–21.3)

19.9 (17.6–22.2)

21.6 (17.2–26.0)

17.4 (17.0–17.9)

 High school graduate

23.0 (17.2–28.8)

20.8 (18.6–23.0)

21.8 (17.8–25.9)

21.5 (21.0–22.0)

 Post-secondary

60.0 (53.7–66.2)

59.3 (56.6–62.0)

56.6 (51.5–61.6)

61.1 (60.5–61.7)

Annual household income % (95% CI)

 < $20,000

16.6 (12.1–21.1)

16.8 (14.7–19.0)

19.4 (15.8–23.1)

10.9 (10.5–11.3)

 $20,000–80,000

60.6 (54.3–66.9)

59.7 (56.6–62.8)

57.2 (51.8–62.6)

60.4 (59.8–61.1)

 > $80,000

22.8 (17.3–28.3)

23.4 (20.7–26.2)

23.4 (18.4–28.4)

28.7 (28.1–29.3)

Marital status % (95% CI)

 Married or common-law

52.5 (46.1–58.8)

50.2 (47.5–53.0)

42.6 (37.5–47.7)

65.1 (64.5–65.7)

 Single, separated, divorced, or widowed

47.5 (41.2–53.9)

49.8 (47.0–52.5)

57.4 (52.3–62.5)

34.9 (34.3–35.5)

Geography % (95% CI)

 Urban

85.2 (81.5–88.9)

90.4 (89.0–91.7)

87.2 (84.3–90.1)

86.8 (86.4–87.1)

 Rural

14.8 (11.1–18.5)

9.6 (8.3–11.0)

12.8 (9.9–15.7)

13.2 (12.9–13.6)

Ethnicity % (95% CI)

 White

90.9 (87.1–94.7)

86.4 (84.1–88.7)

85.9 (81.4–90.5)

83.4 (82.8–83.9)

 Other

9.1 (5.3–12.9)

13.6 (11.3–15.9)

14.1 (9.5–18.6)

16.6 (16.1–17.2)

Born in Canada % (95% CI)

 Born in Canada

79.0 (73.4–84.6)

75.3 (72.6–78.0)

77.9 (73.1–82.7)

69.3 (68.6–69.9)

 Born outside of Canada

21.0 (15.4–26.6)

24.7 (22.0–27.4)

22.1 (17.3–26.9)

30.7 (30.1–31.4)

Smoking status % (95% CI)

 Current

39.6 (33.3–45.9)

40.5 (37.8–43.1)

47.7 (42.7–52.8)

25.3 (24.7–25.8)

 Former

35.6 (29.6–41.6)

31.4 (28.9–33.9)

30.1 (25.1–35.1)

35.7 (35.1–36.3)

 Never

24.8 (19.7–30.0)

28.1 (25.5–30.7)

22.2 (17.6–26.8)

39.0 (38.4–39.6)

Alcohol consumption % (95% CI)

 Frequent

56.4 (50.3–62.5)

59.9 (57.2–62.6)

57.7 (52.6–62.8)

62.8 (62.2–63.4)

 Occasional

23.1 (18.1–28.1)

23.5 (21.1–25.8)

20.2 (16.4–24.0)

18.4 (17.9–18.9)

 Former

15.8 (11.6–20.0)

10.8 (9.3–12.4)

15.9 (12.1–19.7)

10.7 (10.4–11.1)

 Abstain

4.7 (2.4–6.9)

5.8 (4.1–7.5)

6.2 (2.7–9.7)

8.1 (7.7–8.5)

Physical activity level % (95% CI)

 Active

17.6 (13.1–22.1)

21.4 (19.1–23.7)

23.2 (18.9–27.4)

21.5 (21.0–22.0)

 Moderate

26.0 (20.1–31.9)

22.4 (20.2–24.6)

21.2 (17.2–25.2)

24.0 (23.5–24.5)

 Inactive

56.4 (50.1–62.7)

56.2 (53.5–58.9)

55.6 (50.6–60.7)

54.5 (53.9–55.2)

High blood pressure % (95% CI)

 Yes

13.6 (8.6–18.7)

9.4 (7.9–10.9)

10.9 (7.6–14.2)

12.3 (12.0–12.7)

 No

86.4 (81.3–91.4)

90.6 (89.1–92.1)

89.1 (85.8–92.4)

87.7 (87.3–88.0)

Heart disease % (95% CI)

 Yes

2.5 (1.3–3.7)

4.8 (3.8–5.9)

6.5 (2.9–10.2)

4.3 (4.1–4.5)

 No

97.5 (96.3–98.7)

95.2 (94.1–96.2)

93.5 (89.8–97.1)

95.7 (95.5–95.9)

BMI category % (95% CI)a

 Under 25 kg/m2

26.2 (20.1–32.2)

47.8 (45.0–50.6)

57.9 (52.9–62.9)

42.4 (41.8–43.0)

 25–30 kg/m2

36.4 (30.3–42.6)

31.9 (29.3–34.6)

29.0 (24.5–33.4)

38.5 (37.9–39.1)

 30 kg/m2 and above

37.4 (31.5–43.4)

20.3 (18.1–22.4)

13.2 (9.7–16.6)

19.2 (18.7–19.6)

Antidepressant use % (95% CI)b

 Yes

43.7 (36.2–51.1)

23.8 (21.0–26.6)

29.2 (24.0–34.4)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

 No

56.3 (48.9–63.8)

76.2 (73.4–79.0)

70.8 (65.6–76.0)

97.1 (96.9–97.3)

Medication for blood pressure % (95% CI)b

 Yes

6.6 (3.6–9.6)

6.6 (4.9–8.2)

8.5 (4.8–12.2)

10.3 (9.9–10.7)

 No

93.4 (90.4–96.4)

93.4 (91.8–95.1)

91.5 (87.8–95.2)

89.7 (89.3–90.1)

Medication for heart problems % (95% CI)b

 Yes

3.8 (1.2–6.3)

3.7 (2.5–4.9)

5.4 (1.4–9.5)

4.4 (4.2–4.7)

 No

96.2 (93.7–98.8)

96.3 (95.1–97.5)

94.6 (90.5–98.6)

95.6 (95.3–95.8)

  1. Weighted using survey weights provided by Statistics Canada; all missing covariates imputed.
  2. aBMI categories corrected using Gorber’s correction equations.
  3. bN = 39,717, excluding participants not asked optional medication module (n = 19,552) or missing information on medication (n = 45).