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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of time 2 measures

From: Persistently high psychological well-being predicts better HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels: findings from the midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS) longitudinal study

Type

Variable Description

Range

Mean or % (SD)

Demographics

Education

1–12

7.7 (2.4)

Age

34–84

55.3 (11.8)

Gender (female)

0–1

55%

Meds and Diabetes

Taking blood pressure meds

0–1

35%

Taking cholesterol meds

0–1

30%

Taking cortisol meds

0–1

4%

Taking depression meds

0–1

15%

Log of Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA) insulin resistance ((glucose X insulin) / 405)

−3.3 – 3.9

0.87 (0.77)

Health Behaviors

Currently smoking cigarettes

0–1

11%

Alcoholic drinks in last month

0–240

13.3 (23.7)

Exercise: 20 min 3 times/week

0–1

79%

Healthy eating index (fruit/vegs, whole grains, white-to-red meat ratio)

0.9–5.8

2.5 (0.9)

BMI

14.9–57.4

29.1 (5.9)

Blood lipidsa

HDL-C (mg/dL)

1.34–2.08

1.72 (0.14)

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

1.39–2.54

2.05 (0.22)

LDL-C (mg/dL)

1.20–2.30

2.00 (0.15)

  1. aValues have been winsorized and log-transformed