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Table 2 Phenotypic characteristics of the global depression population according to each glycaemic sub-population

From: Are normoglycaemic individuals at risk of depression? The depression-dysglycaemic phenotype from a European population-based cross-sectional study

Global Depression

p-value

n

NGR

IFG

NDM

KDM

434

149

29

65

 

Median Age in years (IQR)

41 (27)

54 (18)

63 (8)

64 (11)

< 0.01

Median BMI in Kg/m2 (IQR)

26.40 (5.80)

28.90 (7.96)

28.72 (5.04)

30.86 (6.08)

< 0.01

Median FBG in mmol/L (IQR)

5.07 (0.48)

5.85 (0.43)

8.05 (1.91)

8.50 (3.61)

< 0.01

Median LDL-C in mmol/L (IQR)

3.21 (1.09)

3.32 (1.14)

3.08 (1.45)

2.41 (1.23)

< 0.01

Median HDL-C in mmol/L (IQR)

1.49 (0.73)

1.39 (0.54)

1.15 (0.51)

1.26 (0.37)

< 0.01

Median Triglycerides in mmol/L (IQR)

0.92 (0.54)

1.06 (0.99)

1.68 (0.96)

1.03 (0.57)

< 0.01

Median Total cholesterol in mmol/L (IQR)

5.23 (1.37)

5.50 (1.24)

5.28 (1.19)

4.38 (1.50)

< 0.01

Education in years

    

< 0.01

  < =10 years n (%)

59 (13.59)

43 (28.86)

15 (51.72)

35 (53.85)

 

 11–13 years n (%)

270 (62.21)

78 (52.35)

10 (34.48)

26 (40)

 

  > =14 years n (%)

105 (24.19)

28 (18.79)

4 (13.79)

4 (2.46)

 

 Current smoking n (%)

187 (43.09)

38 (25.50)

14 (48.28)

21 (32.31)

0.06

Occupation

    

< 0.01

 Employed n (%)

291 (67.05)

73 (48.99)

11 (37.93)

15 (23.08)

 

 Unemployed n (%)

9 (2.07)

5 (3.36)

0

0

 

 Student n (%)

18 (4.15)

11 (7.38)

0

0

 

 Retired n (%)

32 (7.37)

36 (24.16)

13 (44.83)

32 (49.23)

 

 Domestic work n (%)

84 (19.35)

24 (16.11)

5 (17.24)

18 (27.69)

 

Medical history

 Coronary heart disease n (%)

25 (5.76)

6 (4.03)

8 (27.59)

14 (21.54)

0.01

 Myocardial infarction n (%)

18 (4.15)

6 (4.03)

0

6 (9.23)

0.41

 Stroke n (%)

17 (3.92)

6 (4.03)

8 (27.59)

0

0.12

 Hypertension n (%)

76 (17.51)

52 (34.90)

21 (72.41)

43 (66.15)

< 0.01

IQR = Interquartile range

  1. p-value: Kruskal-Wallis test for Median values and Chi test for categorical variables
  2. % representing the proportion out of the respective glycaemic status