Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants according to the presence and absence of depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10).

From: Sex Difference in the Association between High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein and Depression: The 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

 

Men

Women

Depressive

Nondepressive

p-value

Depressive

Nondepressive

p-value

Serum hs-CRP

  

<0.0001

  

0.215

Low: less than or equal to 3.0 mg/L

78 (3.65)

2,059 (96.35)

 

211 (7.34)

2,664 (92.66)

 

High: above 3.0 mg/L

21 (8.90)

215 (91.10)

 

23 (9.79)

212 (90.21)

 

Age (years)

  

0.678

  

<0.0001

20–29

11 (4.37)

241 (95.63)

 

29 (8.66)

306 (91.34)

 

30–39

20 (4.67)

408 (95.33)

 

38 (6.61)

537 (93.39)

 

40–49

16 (3.43)

450 (96.57)

 

20 (3.39)

570 (96.61)

 

50–59

12 (2.86)

407 (97.14)

 

37 (6.17)

563 (93.83)

 

60–69

21 (5.02)

397 (94.98)

 

49 (9.53)

465 (90.47)

 

70–79

15 (4.78)

299 (95.22)

 

52 (13.58)

331 (86.42)

 

≥80

4 (5.26)

72 (94.74)

 

9 (7.96)

104 (92.04)

 

Educational attainment

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

Elementary school and below

31 (8.68)

326 (91.32)

 

101 (43.16)

685 (23.82)

 

Middle school

10 (4.05)

237 (95.95)

 

33 (14.10)

289 (10.05)

 

High school

30 (3.87)

746 (96.13)

 

55 (23.50)

902 (31.36)

 

University or above

28 (2.82)

965 (97.18)

 

45 (19.24)

1,000 (34.77)

 

Equalized household income

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

Quartile 1 (low)

43 (43.43)

363 (15.96)

 

98 (12.85)

517 (87.15)

 

Quartile 2

28 (28.28)

557 (24.49)

 

58 (10.25)

710 (89.75)

 

Quartile 3

16 (16.17)

658 (28.94)

 

56 (5.75)

793 (94.25)

 

Quartile 4 (high)

12 (12.12)

696 (30.61)

 

22 (4.31)

856 (95.69)

 

Marital status

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

Married

47 (2.63)

1,743 (97.37)

 

118 (5.49)

2,033 (94.51)

 

Separated/divorced/widowed

23 (15.03)

130 (84.97)

 

82 (14.34)

490 (85.66)

 

Never married

29 (6.74)

401 (93.26)

 

34 (8.79)

353 (91.21)

 

Alcohol use status

  

0.822

  

0.347

No

27 (3.95)

656 (96.05)

 

145 (7.92)

1,685 (92.08)

 

Yes

72 (4.26)

1,618 (95.74)

 

89 (6.95)

1,191 (93.05)

 

Smoking status

  

<0.0001

  

<0.0001

Non-smoker

47 (2.91)

1,568 (97.09)

 

203 (6.79)

2,788 (93.21)

 

Smoker

51 (6.86)

706 (93.14)

 

31 (26.05)

88 (73.95)

 

Chronic medical disease

  

0.002

  

<0.0001

None

48 (3.25)

1,431 (96.75)

 

107 (5.25)

1,930 (94.75)

 

One

21 (4.38)

459 (95.63)

 

57 (10.16)

504 (89.84)

 

Two or more

30 (7.25)

384 (92.75)

 

70 (13.67)

442 (86.33)

 

Residential area

  

0.313

  

0.249

Urban

34 (3.66)

896 (96.34)

 

87 (6.87)

1,180 (93.13)

 

Rural

65 (4.50)

1,378 (95.50)

 

147 (7.98)

1,696 (92.02)

 

BMI

  

0.026

  

0.019

Underweight

7 (11.67)

53 (88.33)

 

7 (4.90)

136 (95.10)

 

Normal weight

56 (4.16)

1291 (95.84)

 

133 (6.67)

1860 (93.33)

 

Overweight

30 (3.58)

809 (96.42)

 

77 (9.53)

731 (90.47)

 

Obesity

6 (4.72)

121 (95.28)

 

17 (10.24)

149 (89.76)

 

Menopause (females only)

     

<0.0001

No

   

85 (5.51)

1459 (94.49)

 

Yes

   

149 (9.51)

1417(90.49)

 

Participants

99 (4.17)

2274 (95.83)

 

234 (7.52)

2876 (92.48)

 
  1. Categorical variables are presented as numbers and percentages.
  2. PHQ-9, patient health questionnaire-9; hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; BMI, body mass index.