Table 2.
Weighted one month prevalence (95% confidence interval) of depressive and anxiety disorders in African Caribbeans and white Europeans
| Disorder | African Caribbeans (%)
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White Europeans (%)
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Difference
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n=152) | Women (n=185) | Total (n=337) | Men (n=135) | Women (n=140) | Total (n=275) | Men (n=287) | Women (n=325) | Total (n=612) | |||
| Depressive or anxiety, or both | 4 (1 to 7) | 20 (14 to 26) | 13 (10 to 16) | 10 (5 to 15) | 18 (12 to 25) | 14 (10 to 18) | 6 (0 to 12) | 2 (−7 to 11) | 1 (−4 to 6) | ||
| Depressive* | 4 (1 to 7) | 19 (14 to 25) | 13 (10 to 16) | 7 (3 to 11) | 11 (6 to 16) | 9 (6 to 12) | 3 (−2 to 8) | 8 (1 to 15)‡ | 4 (0 to 8) | ||
| Anxiety† | 0 | 5 (2 to 8) | 3 (1 to 5) | 7 (3 to 11) | 10 (5 to 15) | 9 (6 to 12) | 7 (4 to 10)‡ | 5 (−1 to 11) | 6 (2 to 10)‡ | ||
*
Depressive episode or recurrent depressive disorder (ICD-10 F32, F33).
†
Phobic and other anxiety disorders (F40, F41). ‡P<0.05.