Table 1 Socioeconomic and health-related characteristics of all study participants according to the presence/absence of depression.

From: Sex differences in type of exercise associated with depression in South Korean adults

Variables

Men (N = 6010)

Women (N = 7904)

Depressed (PHQ ≥ 10)

Not depressed (PHQ < 10)

p-value

Depressed (PHQ ≥ 10)

Not depressed (PHQ < 10)

p-value

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

Strength exercise

    

< 0.0001

    

0.0244

None

167

(4.3)

3709

(95.7)

 

454

(7.0)

6003

(93.0)

 

 ≥ 1

47

(2.2)

2087

(97.8)

 

78

(5.4)

1369

(94.6)

 

Walking

    

0.0125

    

0.0035

None

20

(6.01)

313

(93.99)

 

30

(11.11)

240

(88.89)

 

≥ 1

193

(3.40)

5482

(96.60)

 

502

(6.58)

7132

(93.42)

 

Physical activity

    

0.0990

    

0.5480

Low

90

(3.8)

2276

(96.2)

 

252

(6.9)

3388

(93.1)

 

Moderate

97

(3.8)

2454

(96.2)

 

219

(6.4)

3205

(93.6)

 

High

27

(2.5)

1066

(97.5)

 

61

(7.3)

779

(92.7)

 

Age

    

0.415

    

< 0.0001

19–29

28

(3.4)

798

(96.6)

 

99

(9.5)

945

(90.5)

 

30–39

45

(4.2)

1024

(95.8)

 

88

(6.4)

1288

(93.6)

 

40–49

34

(3.1)

1066

(96.9)

 

55

(3.7)

1439

(96.3)

 

50–59

31

(2.9)

1033

(97.1)

 

96

(6.0)

1496

(94.0)

 

60–69

37

(3.5)

1017

(96.5)

 

105

(7.9)

1222

(92.1)

 

 ≥ 70

39

(4.3)

858

(95.7)

 

89

(8.3)

982

(91.7)

 

Educational attainment

    

< 0.0001

    

< 0.0001

Middle school and below

65

(5.6)

1090

(94.4)

 

227

(9.5)

2171

(90.5)

 

High school

61

(3.7)

1572

(96.3)

 

136

(6.3)

2026

(93.7)

 

University and above

88

(2.7)

3134

(97.3)

 

169

(5.1)

3175

(94.9)

 

Equalized household income

    

< 0.0001

    

< 0.0001

Quartile 1 (low)

81

(8.9)

832

(91.1)

 

178

(12.9)

1205

(87.1)

 

Quartile 2

57

(4.0)

1358

(96.0)

 

144

(7.3)

1828

(92.7)

 

Quartile 3

42

(2.4)

1735

(97.6)

 

134

(6.1)

2080

(93.9)

 

Quartile 4 (high)

34

(1.8)

1871

(98.2)

 

76

(3.3)

2259

(96.7)

 

Marital status

    

< 0.0001

    

< 0.0001

Married

121

(2.8)

4253

(97.2)

 

268

(4.9)

5150

(95.1)

 

Separated/divorced/widowed

34

(10.1)

304

(89.9)

 

151

(11.8)

1131

(88.2)

 

Never married

59

(4.5)

1239

(95.5)

 

113

(9.4)

1091

(90.6)

 

Smoking status

    

0.0006

    

< 0.0001

Non-smoker

30

(2.1)

1402

(97.9)

 

388

(5.5)

6642

(94.5)

 

Smoker

184

(4.0)

4394

(96.0)

 

144

(16.7)

720

(83.3)

 

Alcohol use

    

0.9297

    

0.7410

No

9

(3.5)

251

(96.5)

 

80

(7.0)

1070

(93.0)

 

Yes

205

(3.6)

5545

(96.4)

 

452

(6.7)

6302

(93.3)

 

Residential area

    

0.5647

    

0.5037

Urban

96

(3.4)

2716

(96.6)

 

249

(6.5)

3561

(93.5)

 

Rural

118

(3.7)

3080

(96.3)

 

283

(6.9)

3811

(93.1)

 

BMI

    

0.0002

    

0.0182

Underweight

15

(10.4)

129

(89.6)

 

40

(10.0)

359

(90.0)

 

Normal weight

73

(3.8)

1837

(96.2)

 

232

(6.4)

3400

(93.6)

 

Overweight

48

(3.1)

1490

(96.9)

 

101

(6.2)

1540

(93.8)

 

Obesity

66

(3.1)

2030

(96.9)

 

125

(6.7)

1735

(93.3)

 

Severe obesity

12

(3.7)

310

(96.3)

 

34

(9.1)

338

(90.9)

 

Stroke history

    

< 0.0001

    

< 0.0001

No

200

(3.4)

5663

(96.6)

 

507

(6.5)

7271

(93.5)

 

Yes

14

(9.5)

133

(90.5)

 

25

(19.8)

101

(80.2)

 

Participants

177

(2.96)

5796

(97.04)

 

532

(6.73)

7372

(93.27)

 
  1. Variables are presented as numbers and percentages.
  2. PHQ-9 Patient health questionnaire-9, BMI body mass index, Underweight BMI < 18.5, Normal weight 18.5 ≤ BMI < 23, Overweight 23 ≤ BMI < 25, Obesity 25 ≤ BMI < 30, Severe obesity 30 ≤ BMI.