Factors associated with acute depressive symptoms in patients with comorbid depression attending cardiac rehabilitation

Table 1 Baseline characteristics with t-tests for the mean differences between high and low HADS depression groups

Variables	HADS < 8 group (n = 1494)	HADS ≥8 group (n = 1221)	Difference	95% CI	P	d
Variables	Mean + SD	Mean + SD	Difference	95% CI	P	d
Age	63.49 ± 10.50	60.77 ± 10.53	2.71	1.91 to 3.50	< 0.001	0.26
Total Comorbidities	4.39 ± 2.10	4.90 ± 2.19	-0.50	-0.66 to −0.34	< 0.001	0.24
Weight	83.62 ± 17.04	85.56 ± 19.08	-1.94	-3.35 to −0.52	= 0.001	0.11
BMI	28.83 ± 5.14	29.54 ± 5.73	−0.71	−1.13 to − 0.28	< 0.001	0.13
Weekly Alcohol Intake	6.44 ± 10.67	5.66 ± 11.50	0.78	−0.12 to 1.70	0.09	0.07
HADS Anxiety Score Measurement	6.43 ± 3.80	11.60 ± 4.05	−5.17	− 5.47 to −4.87	< 0.001	1.32

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