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Table 2 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample

From: Diagnostic utility of a one-item question to screen for depressive disorders: results from the KORA F3 study

Characteristic

Male

Female

Total

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

All age groups

1,545 (48.52%)

1,639 (51.48%)

3,184 (100%)

34-44 years

320 (20.71%)

323 (19.71%)

643 (20.19%)

45-54 years

330 (21.36%)

404 (24.65%)

734 (23.05%)

55-64 years

372 (24.08%)

394 (24.04%)

766 (24.06%

65-74 years

323 (20.91%)

347 (21.17%)

670 (21.04%)

75-85 years

200 (12.94%)

171 (10.43%)

371 (11.65%)

Basic education

912 (59.22%)

968 (59.31%)

1880 (59.04%)

Diabetes mellitus

141 (9.16%)

117 (7.15%)

258 (8.84%)

Angina pectoris

112 (7.29%)

134 (8.20%)

246 (8.41%)

Previous hospitalisation due to myocardial infarction

58 (3.77%)

30 (1.83%)

88 (2.85%)

Intake of antidepressants

40 (2.60%)

101 (6.16%)

141 (4.64%)

PHQ-9 “depressive mood”, all age groups

330 (21.63%)

551 (33.93%)

881 (27.97%)

34-44 years

49 (15.41%)

79 (24.61%)

128 (20.03%)

45-54 years

57 (17.33%)

123 (30.60%)

180 (24.62%)

55-64 years

94 (25.41%)

146 (37.15%)

240 (31.45%)

65-74 years

78 (24.53%)

133 (38.66%)

211 (31.87%)

75-85 years

52 (27.23%)

70 (42.68%)

122 (34.37%)

PHQ-9 “major depressive disorder”, all age groups

68 (4.46%)

136 (8.37%)

204 (6.48%)

34-44 years

10 (3.14%)

14 (4.36%)

24 (3.76%)

45-54 years

14 (4.26%)

31 (7.71%)

45 (6.16%)

55-64 years

14 (3.78%)

32 (8.14%)

46 (6.03%)

65-74 years

13 (4.09%)

39 (11.34%)

52 (7.85%)

75-85 years

17 (8.90%)

20 (12.20%)

37 (10.42%)

  1. PHQ-9: 9-item depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire.