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Table 5 Comparison of 1992 variables for participants who dropped out between 1992 and 2012, and the WHAP cohort remaining in 2012, with signficiant differences between retention cohorts bolded

From: Mid-life predictors of late-life depressive symptoms; determining risk factors spanning two decades in the Women’s Heathy Ageing Project

 

1992 Cohort

Included in 2012 follow-up assessment

Did not have follow-up data 2012

p-value

Sample Size

438

220

218

 

Age Mean (SD)

49.6 (2.5)

49.63(2.53)

49.5 (2.4)

^ 0.494

Affectometer Score

 Negative Mood Score Mean (SD)

0.5 (0.4)

0.44(0.35)

0.5 (0.4)

^ 0.029

 Positive Mood Score Mean (SD)

2.18 (0.6)

2.18(0.60)

2.2 (0.6)

^ 0.401

 Wellbeing Score Mean (SD)

1.73 (0.9)

1.74(0.87)

1.7 (0.9)

^ 0.700

Education

 0–12 years

282 (60)

129(58.6)

153 (70.2)

*0.012

 12+ years

156 (33.2)

91(41.4)

65 (29.8)

 

Marital Status

 Married/Defacto

351 (74.7)

179 (81.4)

172 (79.3)

* 0.581

 Single/Divorced

86 (18.3)

45 (20.7)

45 (20.7)

 

Daily Hassles Severity Mean (SD)

6 (8.24)

5.4 (6.7)

6.6 (9.5)

^0.012

Bothersome Symptoms Frequency Mean (SD)

5.8 (3.8)

5.8 (3.8)

5.9 (3.9)

^ 0.504

Attitude Towards Ageing Mean (SD)

17.16 (2.67)

15.4 (2)

15.4 (2.1)

^ 0.492

Attitude Towards Menopause Mean (SD)

18 (1.95)

18.5 (2.2)

18.2 (2.3)

^ 0.295

Number of Premenstrual Complaints Mean (SD)

2.3 (2.6)

1.92 (1.4)

2.57 (3.3)

^ 0.041

Self-Reported Physical Disease Current n (valid %)

82 (17.4)

45 (20.5)

37 (17.1)

0.362

Work Status n (valid %)

 Not employed

106 (22.6)

48 (21.8)

58 (26.9)

0.221

 Employed

330 (70.2)

172 (78.2)

158 (73.1)

 

Self-Rated Health Status n (valid %)

   

0.013

  ‘Same or worse than most’

211 (49.4)

102 (48.3)

109 (51.7)

 

  ‘Better than most’

216 (50.6)

113 (52.3)

103 (47.7)

 

Physical Activity

   

0.089

 Rarely

127 (30)

71 (32.3)

56 (27.5)

 

 Sometimes

155 (36.6)

86 (39.1)

69 (33.8)

 

 Often

142 (33.5)

63 (28.6)

79 (38.7)

 

Smoking Status

 Smoker

90 (19.1)

37 (16.8)

53 (24.4)

0.049

 Non-smoker

347 (73.8)

183 (83.2)

164 (75.6)

 

BMI Mean (SD)

25.9 (4.9)

26 (4.7)

25.8 (5.2)

^ 0.100

Alcohol User n (valid %)

282 (60)

149 (67.7)

133 (61.3)

0.160

  1. ^ t-test; Chi-squared test; * Chi-squared test with Fishers’ Exact Test; p < 0.05 italicized and bolded; p < 0.001 included as potential confounder