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Table 1 Characteristics of the 35,155 respondents at baseline and incidence rate of depression at follow-up

From: Depression as a psychosocial consequence of occupational injury in the US working population: findings from the medical expenditure panel survey

 

No injury (n = 32,544)

Non-occupational injury (n = 1,707)

Occupational injury (n = 904)

Selected characteristics

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Sex (%)*

   

  Men

16,764 (51.5)

881 (51.6)

598 (66.2)

  Women

15,780 (48.5)

825 (48.4)

306 (33.8)

Mean age (years)

38.9 (12.0)

38.5 (12.1)

39.5 (11.5)

Race

   

  White

22,691 (69.7)

1,210 (70.9)

644 (71.2)

  Black

4,164 (12.8)

211 (12.4)

97 (10.7)

  Other

5,689 (17.5)

286 (16.7)

163 (18.0)

Education*

   

  Less than high school

7,490 (23.0)

480 (28.1)

255 (28.2)

  High school graduate

15,009 (46.1)

793 (46.5)

455 (50.3)

  College or more

7,639 (23.5)

291 (17.0)

123 (13.6)

  Other degree

2,406 (7.4)

143 (8.4)

71 (7.9)

Marital status*

   

  Married

19,481 (59.8)

921 (53.9)

517 (57.2)

  Never married

8,635 (26.5)

505 (29.6)

227 (25.1)

  Divorced, widowed, separated

4,428 (13.6)

281 (16.5)

160 (17.7)

Family income *

   

  High

12,578 (38.6)

732 (42.9)

273 (30.2)

  Middle

10,878 (33.4)

546 (32.0)

343 (37.9)

  Low

9,088 (28.0)

429 (25.1)

288 (31.8)

No usual source of health care*

9,620 (30.0)

389 (22.9)

247 (27.4)

Health insurance coverage*

   

  Any private

24,335 (74.8)

1,370 (80.3)

643 (71.1)

  Public only

1,845 (5.7)

102 (6.0)

54 (6.0)

  Uninsured

6,364 (19.5)

235 (13.8)

207 (22.9)

Exercise

18,587 (57.1)

1,021 (59.8)

517 (57.2)

Current smoking § *

6,420 (19.7)

360 (21.1)

251 (27.8)

Alcohol or substance abuse problem

   

Obese (BMI ≥ 30) *

8,439 (25.9)

411 (24.1)

292 (32.3)

Functional activity limitation || *

412 (1.3)

38 (2.2)

22 (2.4)

Cognitive function impairment

264 (0.8)

24 (1.4)

7 (0.7)

Comorbidity

2,940 (9.0)

158 (9.3)

87 (9.6)

Self rated physical health: Poor*

284 (0.9)

19 (1.1)

24 (2.6)

Self rated mental health: Poor*

67 (0.2)

7 (0.4)

4 (0.4)

Incidence of depression at follow-up periods*

1,006 (3.1)

81 (4.7)

50 (5.5)

Person-round

130,176

6,828

3,616

  1. * p < 0.05.
  2. Family income: family income as percentage of federal poverty line (high, ≥400% FPL; middle, 200-399% FPL; low, <200% FPL).
  3. Exercise: having moderate or vigorous physical activity three times per week.
  4. § Current smoker: has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smokes every day or some days.
  5. || Functional activity limitation was defined as having any activity limitation at work or home due to medical condition.
  6. Charlson Comorbidity Index ≥ 1.