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Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics by sex

From: The prospective association between obesity and major depression in the general population: does single or recurrent episode matter?

N = 1094

Total

Males (n = 506)

Females (n = 588)

χ 2

Age, mean (SD)

53.1(11.4)

53.8(11.6)

52.5(11.1)

 

Marital status (% married /living together)

54.6

61.1

49.0

p < 0.05

Level of education (%)

    

High

41.7

41.1

41.9

p >0.05

Middle

27.1

28.4

26.0

 

Low

26.5

25.2

27.5

 

Not applicable

4.7

5.0

4.6

 

Frequency of exercise

    

Do not exercise/hardly

10.6

12.7

8.7

p >0.05

Once per week

10.2

10.3

10.1

 

Twice or more per week

79.2

76.9

81.2

 

Smoking (%)

    

No

76.1

74.4

77.5

p >0.05

Yes

23.9

25.6

22.5

 

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) (%)

16.9

15.2

18.4

p >0.05

MDD-S# (%)

12.5

10.0

14.7

p < 0.05

MDD-R# (%)

8.2

5.4

10.6

p < 0.05

  1. MDD-S/MDD-R, major depressive disorder- single/recurrent episode - Statistically significant if p < 0.05; #16 (1.5%) individuals had no information available on MDD-S/MDD-R at baseline; SD: Standard deviation.