Table 1.
Background characteristics of the patients with a depression diagnosis and the control group
| Depression diagnosis (n = 2470) | Control group (n = 28500) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | Pearson Chi-Square | P | |
| Gender | 212.9 | <.0001 | ||
| Women | 64.1 | 48.8 | ||
| Men | 35.9 | 51.2 | ||
| Age | 71.2 | <.0001 | ||
| 20-29 | 14.2 | 12.2 | ||
| 30-39 | 17.2 | 16.0 | ||
| 40-49 | 17.1 | 18.2 | ||
| 50-59 | 17.0 | 18.5 | ||
| 60-69 | 12.5 | 16.8 | ||
| 70-79 | 10.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 80+ | 11.5 | 8.1 | ||
| Socioeconomic status | 65.2 | <.0001 | ||
| Highest | 6.0 | 7.6 | ||
| Second highest | 18.3 | 21.8 | ||
| Middle | 36.5 | 38.9 | ||
| Second lowest | 25.7 | 21.6 | ||
| Lowest | 13.5 | 10.1 | ||
| Physician visits in 2001 | 299.6 | <.0001 | ||
| 0 | 26.1 | 38.8 | ||
| 1-2 | 33.8 | 35.5 | ||
| 3-4 | 19.6 | 14.0 | ||
| 5-7 | 12.8 | 7.8 | ||
| 8+ | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||
| Physician visits in 2005 | 1162.7 | <.0001 | ||
| 0 | 15.7 | 45.0 | ||
| 1-2 | 29.6 | 27.5 | ||
| 3-4 | 21.1 | 14.0 | ||
| 5-7 | 19.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 8+ | 13.9 | 5.0 | ||
| TOTAL | 100.0 | 100.0 |