Table 1 Sample characteristics at start of study (1990–1991) of the eligible and ineligible women in the mixed effects modeling analyses of depressed mood severity
From: Depressed mood during the menopausal transition: is it reproductive aging or is it life?
Characteristic | Eligible Women | Ineligible Women | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 291) | (n = 217) | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | 41.5 (4.3) | 42.0 (5.0) | 0.18 |
Years of education | 15.9 (2.8) | 15.3 (3.0) | 0.03 |
Family income ($) | 38,200 (15,000) | 35,200 (17,600) | 0.04 |
BMI wt kg/ht. m2) | 25.3 (5.4) | 27.1 (7.2) | 0.002 |
Exercise (min/week) | 187.8 (286.9) | 179.0 (368.5) | 0.76 |
Characteristic | N (Percent) | N (Percent) | p value** |
Currently employed | Â | Â | 0.42 |
 Yes | 254 (87.3) | 184 (84.8) |  |
 No | 37 (12.7) | 33 (15.2) | |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 African American | 20 (6.9) | 38 (17.5) |  |
 Asian /Pacific Islander | 27 (9.3) | 16 (7.4) | |
 White | 238 (81.8) | 153 (70.5) | |
 Other (Hispanic, Mixed) | 6 (2.1) | 10 (4.6) | |
Marital Status | Â | Â | 0.20 |
 Married/partnered | 278 (71.1) | 141 (65.0) |  |
 Divorced/widowed/not partnered | 63 (21.7) | 62 (28.6) | |
 Never married/partnered | 21 (7.2) | 14 (6.5) | |
Alcohol Use | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Yes | 264 | 174 |  |
 No | 26 | 42 |