Table 1 Characteristics of the UK Biobank participants.

From: Brainstem volume mediates seasonal variation in depressive symptoms: A cross sectional study in the UK Biobank cohort

Variable

Mean (SD)

Number of all participants

9289

Age (years)

62.4 (7.4)

Low mood

0.21 (0.50)

Anhedonia

0.19 (0.45)

Tenseness

0.24 (0.52)

Tiredness

0.57 (0.74)

Total depressive score

1.21 (1.76)

Townsend deprivation score

−2.01 (2.56)

Number of females

4817

Age (years)

61.7 (7.2)

Low mood

0.24 (0.54)

Anhedonia

0.20 (0.51)

Tenseness

0.26 (0.54)

Tiredness

0.65 (0.78)

Total depressive score

1.35 (1.87)

Townsend deprivation score

−1.96 (2.57)

Number of males

4472

Age (years)

63.1 (7.5)

Low mood

0.17 (0.45)

Anhedonia

0.18 (0.47)

Tenseness

0.22 (0.50)

Tiredness

0.49 (0.68)

Total depressive score

1.07 (1.63)

Townsend deprivation score

−2.05 (2.55)

Living area, N (%)

Rural

671 (7.22)

Urban

8553 (92.07)

Ethnic background, N (%)

White

8728 (93.96)

Black

29 (0.31)

Mixed

271 (2.91)

Asian

191 (2.05)

Chinese

30 (0.32)

Other

40 (0.43)

Photoperiod in hours

13.003 (3.05)

Brain volumes

Whole brainstem (mm3)

25341.6 (3008)

Midbrain (mm3)

6026.7 (645)

Pons (mm3)

14750.3 (1916)

Medulla (mm3)

4321.4 (565)

WMV (cm3)

498.57 (59.3)

GMV (cm3)

628.04 (55.03)

TBV (cm3)

1125.92 (109.43)

  1. Abbreviations: SD; Standard Deviation; N: number; WMV; White Matter Volume, GMV; Grey Matter Volume, TBV; Total Brain Volume.