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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects

From: Metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms among Japanese men and women

Characteristics

All (n = 458)

Depressive symptoms (CES_D ≥ 16)

Depressive symptoms (CES_D ≥ 23)

Men (n = 285)

Women (n = 173)

Men (n = 285)

Women (n = 173)

Subjects with depressive symptomsa

Subjects without depressive symptomsb

p c

Subjects with depressive symptomsa

Subjects without depressive symptomsb

p c

Subjects with severe depressive symptomsd

Subjects without severe depressive symptomse

p c

Subjects with severe depressive symptomsd

Subjects without severe depressive symptomse

p c

Number of subjects, n (%)

458 (100)

104 (36.5)

181 (63.5)

 

65 (37.6)

108 (62.4)

 

40 (14.0)

245 (86.0)

 

25 (14.5)

148 (85.5)

 

Age (year)

44.8 ± 9.8

44.6 ± 9.7

45.9 ± 10.3

0.30

44.1 ± 9.2

43.7 ± 9.2

0.80

44.5 ± 9.5

45.6 ± 10.2

0.55

41.0 ± 8.6

44.4 ± 9.2

0.09

Workplacef (% A)

30.1

27.9

34.3

0.27

23.1

29.6

0.35

35.0

31.4

0.65

20.0

28.4

0.38

Married (%)

74.5

65.4

83.4

0.0005

67.7

72.2

0.53

62.5

79.2

0.02

64.0

71.6

0.44

Occupational physical activity (% sedentary work)

80.4

88.5

90.1

0.67

75.4

59.3

0.03

85.0

90.2

0.32

84.0

62.2

0.03

Leisure-time physical activityg (%)

41.1

43.3

51.4

0.19

29.2

28.7

0.94

30.0

51.4

0.01

24.0

29.7

0.56

Current smoking (%)

29.7

48.1

44.2

0.53

1.5

4.6

0.28

52.5

44.5

0.35

0

4.1

0.31

Current alcohol drinking (%)

78.6

84.6

86.2

0.72

64.6

68.5

0.60

80.0

86.5

0.28

68.0

66.9

0.91

Job stress scoreh

103.2 ± 55.7

133.7 ± 69.7

83.7 ± 45.0

<0.0001

123.7 ± 53.2

94.1 ± 40.0

<0.0001

162.0 ± 86.4

92.2 ± 48.4

<0.0001

133.2 ± 60.5

100.5 ± 43.5

0.02

Total energy (kcal/day)

1,763 ± 512

1,859 ± 657

1,888 ± 594

0.67

1,573 ± 351

1,576 ± 407

0.97

1,939 ± 635

1,867 ± 530

0.44

1,513 ± 393

1,585 ± 385

0.39

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.9 ± 3.4

23.3 ± 3.4

23.9 ± 3.0

0.11

21.5 ± 3.3

21.5 ± 3.4

0.93

23.6 ± 3.7

23.7 ± 3.1

0.89

21.5 ± 3.1

21.5 ± 3.4

0.96

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

112.5 ± 93.4

134.8 ± 103.4

140.4 ± 110.8

0.67

71.6 ± 34.7

69.0 ± 29.1

0.59

141.4 ± 107.8

137.9 ± 108.3

0.85

70.3 ± 45.6

69.9 ± 28.3

0.96

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dl)

60.8 ± 15.7

55.7 ± 12.2

55.6 ± 15.0

0.96

68.0 ± 15.3

70.0 ± 14.2

0.38

55.1 ± 11.2

55.7 ± 14.4

0.78

67.5 ± 14.9

69.6 ± 14.6

0.50

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119.5 ± 16.6

122.8 ± 15.9

124.9 ± 15.3

0.28

112.2 ± 12.8

111.8 ± 17.0

0.86

120.8 ± 15.4

124.7 ± 15.5

0.14

109.4 ± 12.2

112.4 ± 16.0

0.38

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73.8 ± 11.7

76.5 ± 10.7

77.5 ± 11.0

0.45

68.7 ± 9.8

68.0 ± 11.8

0.71

76.3 ± 9.8

77.3 ± 11.0

0.59

67.5 ± 10.5

68.4 ± 11.1

0.70

Fasting glucose (mg/dl)

95.3 ± 16.5

97.6 ± 18.4

98.2 ± 17.4

0.80

92.9 ± 17.9

89.7 ± 9.1

0.12

97.5 ± 12.9

98.1 ± 18.4

0.85

90.2 ± 7.4

91.0 ± 13.9

0.78

  1. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise stated
  2. aSubjects with a CES_D score ≥16
  3. bSubjects with a CES_D score <16
  4. cFor continuous variables, independent t test was used; for categorical variables, chi-square test was used
  5. dSubjects with a CES_D score ≥23
  6. eSubjects with a CES_D score <23
  7. fWorkplace A (survey conducted in July 2006)
  8. gLeisure-time physical activity of high intensities (≥3 metabolic equivalent-h/wk) during commuting, leisure time and yard work
  9. hRange was 26–423 for men and 31–291 for women