Table 1.

Blood Pressure Checks: Proportion of eligible NPHS respondents (n) failing to be screened in the preceding year, by NPHS cycle and Major Depression status*

	n	Major Depression % (95 CI)	No Major Depression % (95 CI)
1994	5,847	14.2 (8.0–20.3)	20.0 (18.6–21.4)
1996	5,395	9.2 (3.7–14.7)	16.0 (14.7–17.3)
1998	4,900	6.1 (1.6–10.6)	13.3 (12.0–14.6)
2000	4,247	5.6 (1.0–10.1)	10.1 (8.9–11.3)
2002	3,714	5.8 (0.8–10.9)	8.8 (7.6–10.0)

* 2004 estimates could not be released according to Statistics Canada guidelines, due to imprecision. These estimates include all eligible (age > 45) respondents irrespective of whether they had a blood pressure check at baseline.