Description of basic demographics, socioeconomic status, personality and markers of inflammation by area deprivation category.

aValues are presented as Mean (SD) for all participants; or as percentages for categorical variables, adjusted for age and sex;bP relates the comparison between the two groups. Categorical variables were compared using Fisher’s exact test, continuous variables were compared using t-tests or Wilcoxon tests as appropriate.cThe occupational category could not be determined for n = 1 (0.3%) and n = 16 (5%) of the LD and MD groups respectively. Occupation classified using Registrar General Social Class Classification on basis of current job or, if not currently working, on the basis of participants’ last paid job. Only those who had never been in paid employment were classed as “unemployed.” I - professional occupations; II - managerial and technical occupations; III - manual and non-manual skilled occupations; IV - partly skilled occupations; V - unskilled occupations.dDiet score is the participants self-reported consumption of fruit and vegetables (fresh, cooked and raw) per month.ePhysical activity level is a combination of activity at work and recreational exercise.fData log transformed prior to regression analysis.gPersonality trait scores were self-reported, each on a scale of 1 to 12.hDepression = depression sub-scale of GHQ-28.iNART (National Adult Reading Test).