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Table 1 Baseline characteristics for 292 T1D patients, comparisons between depressed and non-depressed, antidepressant users and non-users

From: Lower HDL-cholesterol, a known marker of cardiovascular risk, was associated with depression in type 1 diabetes: a cross sectional study

 

All

Depression (HADS-D ≥ 8p)

Antidepressants

Yes

No

 

Yes

No

 

N = 292 a

N = 30

N = 262

P b

N = 23

N = 269

P b

Gender

Men

162 (55)

16 (53)

146 (56)

0.85

11 (48)

151 (56)

0.51

Women

130 (45)

14 (47)

116 (44)

12 (52)

118 (44)

Age (years)

(18–59)

48 (38, 53)

42 (31, 50)

0.069 c

49 (34, 54)

42 (31, 50)

0.050 c

Diabetes duration (years)

(1–55)

21 (11, 34)

20 (11, 29)

0.49 c

22 (13, 35)

20 (10, 30)

0.19 c

Depression (HADS-D ≥ 8p)

30 (10)

–

–

–

10 (44)

20 (7)

< 0.001

High HbA1c (> 70 mmol/mol)

80 (27)

14 (47)

66 (25)

0.017

11 (48)

69 (26)

0.029

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

(2.1–10.9)

4.4 (4.1, 4.9)

4.6 (4.1, 5.2)

0.105 c

4.4 (4.0, 5.2)

4.6 (4.1, 5.2)

0.50 c

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

(0.6–5.9)

0.9 (0.7, 1.6)

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.28 c

1.0 (0.7, 1.7)

0.9 (0.7, 1.2)

0.43 c

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

(0.3–2.7)

1.3 (1.2, 1.5)

1.6 (1.3, 1.8)

0.011 c

1.4 (1.3, 1.8)

1.5 (1.3, 1.8)

0.72 c

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

(0.6–8.3)

2.8 (2.3, 3.2)

2.8 (2.4–3.3)

0.55 c

2.7 (2.1, 3.3)

2.8 (2.4, 3.3)

0.34 c

Hs-CRP d (mg/l)

(0.3–8.9)

0.9 (0.3, 1.3)

0.6 (0.3, 1.7)

0.53 c

0.9 (0.3, 2.8)

0.7 (0.3, 1.7)

0.70 c

Abdominal obesity e

49 (17)

6 (21)

43 (17)

0.60

8 (35)

41 (16)

0.037

BMI classes f (kg/m2)

(≥30)

35 (12)

5 (17)

30 (12)

0.67 g

5 (22)

30 (11)

0.18 g

(25 to < 30)

104 (36)

6 (20)

98 (38)

8 (35)

96 (36)

(18.5 to < 25)

147 (51)

19 (63)

128 (49)

10 (43)

137 (51)

(< 18.5)

4 (1)

0

4 (1)

0

4 (2)

SBP (mm Hg)

(90–160)

120 (114, 135)

120 (110, 130)

0.93 c

120 (115, 130)

120 (110, 130)

0.95 c

DBP (mm Hg)

(55–100)

70 (69, 78)

70 (70, 75)

0.78 c

75 (70, 80)

70 (68, 75)

0.069 c

Hypoglycemia (severe episodes)

13 (4)

2 (7)

11 (4)

0.63

0

13 (5)

0.61

Smoking h

28 (10)

5 (17)

23 (9)

0.19

1 (4)

27 (11)

0.71

Physical inactivity i (< 0.5 h/week)

31 (11)

5 (17)

26 (11)

0.35

4 (17)

27 (11)

0.31

Physical activity i

> 5 times/week

99 (36)

12 (41)

87 (35)

0.95 g

8 (35)

91 (36)

0.52 g

3–5 times/week

86 (31)

8 (28)

78 (32)

9 (39)

77 (30)

1–2 times/week

59 (22)

4 (14)

55 (22)

2 (8)

57 (23)

<  1 time/week

31 (11)

5 (17)

26 (11)

4 (18)

27 (11)

Clinical psychiatric diagnosis

41 (14)

16 (53)

25 (10)

< 0.001

23 (100)

18 (7)

< 0.001

Antidepressants

23 (8)

10 (33)

13 (5)

< 0.001

–

–

 

LLD j

135 (46)

14 (47)

121 (46)

> 0.99

15 (65)

120 (45)

0.080

AHD k

97 (33)

11 (37)

86 (33)

0.69

10 (44)

87 (32)

0.36

Insulin

275 (94)

29 (97)

246 (94)

> 0.99

21 (91)

254 (94)

0.63

Insulin and OAD l

17 (6)

1 (3)

16 (6)

2 (9)

15 (6)

Cardiovascular complications

10 (3%)

4 (13)

6 (2)

0.012

5 (22)

5 (2)

< 0.001

  1. Data are n (%), (min-max), or median (q1, q3). a Number is 292 unless otherwise specified. b Fisher’s exact test unless otherwise indicated. d High - sensitivity C-reactive protein, n = 175. c Mann-Whitney U test. e N = 284. f N = 290. g Linear by linear association. h, i N = 275. j Lipid lowering drugs. k Antihypertensive drugs. l Oral antidiabetic drugs