Table 2 |
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Characteristics of Cuban-Americans by gender in a study of depression symptoms and diet quality |
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Cuban Americans |
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Male |
Female |
P Value |
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n = 127 |
n = 229 |
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Age (years) |
63.6 ± 11.0 |
64.5 ± 12.0 |
0.524 |
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Diabetes status yes (%) |
55.1 |
49.3 |
0.296 |
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With type 2 diabetes |
55.1 |
49.3 |
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Without type 2 diabetes |
44.9 |
50.7 |
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BMI (Kg/m2) |
29.9 ± 5.1 |
31.4 ± 6.3 |
0.016 |
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Duration of diabetes (years) |
5.9 ± 9.7 |
4.2 ± 7.3 |
0.090 |
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Total calories intake |
2362.3 ± 803.4 |
2203.6 ± 775.8 |
0.069 |
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Employment status (%) |
0.794 |
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Not Working |
64.6 |
65.9 |
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Working |
35.4 |
34.1 |
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Marital Status (%) |
< 0.001 |
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Not Married |
29.1 |
54.1 |
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Married |
70.9 |
45.9 |
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Education (%) |
0.052 |
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< High School |
57.5 |
46.7 |
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≥ High School |
42.5 |
53.3 |
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A1C % |
6.9 ± 1.5 |
6.7 ± 1.4 |
0.261 |
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Depression medications (%) |
< 0.001 |
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No |
96.1 |
83.4 |
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Yes |
3.9 |
16.6 |
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BDI Scores |
8.2 ± 9.1 |
10.0 ± 8.5 |
0.068 |
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HEI-05 |
54.1 ± 8.2 |
56.4 ± 8.9 |
0.018 |
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HEI-05 median (%) |
0.082 |
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≤ 55.6 |
55.9 |
46.3 |
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> 55.6 |
44.1 |
53.7 |
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Data are % or mean ± standard deviation (SD). BMI = Body mass index, A1C = glycated hemoglobin, HEI-05 = Healthy Eating Index-2005, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory. |
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Exebio et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:135 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-135 |
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