Table 3 Characteristics of respondents ≥60 years only according to Depression status in the 2015–2016 NHANES data
From: Association of Environmental tobacco smoke exposure with depression among non-smoking adults
Characteristics | ≥ 60 years only | Depression Status†(n = 736) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 243 (30.3) | 231 (97.6) | 12 (2.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Female | 493 (69.7) | 457 (93.8) | 36 (6.2) |  |
Age (years) | 70.7 ± 6.5 | 70.7 ± 6.4 | 69.5 ± 6.6 | < 0.0001 |
Race | ||||
 Hispanics only | 254 (9.7) | 229 (90.1) | 25 (9.9) | < 0.0001 |
 White only | 277 (75.1) | 262 (95.3) | 15 (4.7) |  |
 Black only | 118 (7.7) | 111 (94.6) | 07 (5.4) |  |
 Others | 87 (7.5) | 86 (98.7) | 01 (1.3) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  < High School | 735 (99.9) | 688 (95.0) | 47 (5.0) | < 0.0001 |
  ≥ High School | 01 (0.1) | 00 (0.0) | 01 (100.0) |  |
Employed | ||||
 No | 534 (70.0) | 492 (93.6) | 42 (6.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 200 (30.0) | 194 (98.1) | 06 (1.9) |  |
Annual Household Income | ||||
  ≤ $24,999 | 264 (25.3) | 233 (84.6) | 31 (15.4) | < 0.0001 |
  > $24,999 | 406 (74.7) | 395 (98.7) | 11 (1.3) |  |
Marital Status | ||||
 Never married | 44 (4.8) | 40 (97.5) | 04 (2.5) | < 0.0001 |
 Married* | 397 (59.2) | 378 (96.1) | 19 (3.9) |  |
 Widowed# | 295 (36.0) | 270 (92.8) | 25 (7.2) |  |
Alcohol use | ||||
 No | 277 (28.1) | 255 (94.8) | 22 (5.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 456 (71.9) | 430 (95.0) | 26 (5.0) |  |