Table 2.
Prevalence and Confidence Intervals of DSM-IV psychiatric disorders among 326 Caucasian women with SLE and population estimates for Caucasian women in the United States.
| Psychiatric Disorder* | Population Prevalence (%)** (95% CI) | Prevalence in SLE sample (%) (95% CI) | Age-adjusted prevalence in SLE sample (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major depressive disorder | 24.6 (23.5–25.7) | 46.91 (41.5–52.3) | 42.4 (37.0–47.7) |
| Bipolar I disorder (Manic-depression) | 1.0 (0.5–1.4) | 5.81 (3.3–8.4) | 4.9 (2.6–7.2) |
| Dysthymic disorder | 5.5 (4.6–6.3) | 3.33 (1.4–5.3) | 2.9 (1.8–4.7) |
| Specific phobia | 15.8 (14.4–17.2) | 23.92 (19.3–28.6) | 21.7 (17.3–26.2) |
| Social anxiety disorder | 13.2 (11.8–14.6) | 15.6 (11.7–19.6) | 14.0 (10.3–17.8) |
| Panic disorder | 6.2 (5.5–6.9) | 15.61 (11.7–19.6) | 14.7 (10.8–18.5) |
| Agoraphobia without panic disorder | 1.5 (1.1–1.9) | 1.2 (0.03–2.4) | 0.8 (0–1.8) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 0.8 (0.4–1.2) | 8.91 (5.8–12.0) | 8.5 (5.5–11.5) |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 11.1 (10.0–12.1) | 4.31 (2.1–6.5) | 4.3 (2.1–6.5) |
*
Prevalence of any mood or anxiety disorder in SLE sample = 65.0%.
**
Prevalence estimates for psychiatric disorders among white, non-Hispanic females, 18 years and older, in the United States are from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), n = 3,618 (34).
1
denotes significant difference from population prevalence, p = 0.00001
2
denotes significant difference from population prevalence, p = 0.00009
3
denotes significant difference from population prevalence, p = 0.05
DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition.