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Table 1 Description and comparison of NHANES and ACES samples

From: The association of depression and diabetes across methods, measures, and study contexts

Characteristic

NHANES (n = 3072)

ACES (n = 2300)

Percent with diabetes

19.2%

20.7%

Percent with depression or mean depressive symptoms score

PHQ-9: 3.2 out of 27, SEa = 0.2

CES-D: 8.1 out of 60, SDb = 9.1

Recent (12 months): 8.1%

Lifetime: 22.9%

Mean age

59.5 years, SE = 0.3

65.1 years, SD = 10.5

Ethnicity

African American: 10.0%

Latino: 8.7%

Caucasian: 76.2%

Other: 5.1%

African American: 33.8%

Caucasian: 66.2%

Sex: Female

53.6%

68.1%

Education: High school or less

47.3%

75.0%

Mean body mass index

29.0, SE = 0.2

29.8, SD = 6.8

  1. aSD = Standard Error
  2. bSE = Standard Deviation