To what extent is multi-morbidity associated with new onset depression in patients attending cardiac rehabilitation?

Table 1 Baseline characteristics with t-tests for mean difference for presence and absence of new onset HADS depressive symptoms groups

Variables	HADS < 8 group (n = 87,282)	HADS ≥ 8 group (n = 21,773)	Difference	95% CI	P	d
Variables	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Difference	95% CI	P	d
Age	66.24 ± 10.96	64.01 ± 11.69	−2.23	− 2.40 to − 2.06	< 0.001	0.20
Total Comorbidities	2.36 ± 1.46	2.60 ± 1.58	0.24	0.22 to 0.27	< 0.001	0.16
Weight	82.67 ± 16.86	83.80 ± 19.05	1.13	0.84 to 1.42	< 0.001	0.07
BMI	28.21 ± 4.97	29.00 ± 5.77	0.79	0.70 to 0.88	< 0.001	0.16
HADS Anxiety Score Measurement	4.48 ± 3.37	9.86 ± 4.12	5.38	5.33 to 5.44	< 0.001	1.52

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