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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Sep 22;56(11):2033–2038. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01956.x

Table 1.

12-month prevalence of major depressive disorder and chronic physical conditions

Condition Male Female Total
n % s.e n % s.e n % s.e x2 p-
value
Depression 66 6.6 0.8 85 7.4 0.8 151 7.0 0.6 0.4 0.5184
Arthritis 646 64.9 1.5 842 72.8 1.3 1488 69.1 1.0 15.5 0.0001
Back/Neck
Pain
492 49.5 1.6 596 51.5 1.5 1088 50.6 1.1 0.9 0.3396
HBP 97 10.0 1.0 119 10.5 0.9 216 10.3 0.7 0.1 0.7185
Asthma 63 6.3 0.8 96 8.3 0.8 159 7.4 0.6 3.0 0.0824
Diabetes 29 3.0 0.6 18 1.6 0.4 47 2.2 0.3 4.7 0.0298