Table 2.

Prevalence of vascular depression among respondents 50-years and older in the U.S. Results are from the collaborative psychiatric epidemiology surveys.

	Total population		Major depression
	%c	SEd	%c	SEd
Major depression alonea	12.2	0.7	77.9	1.8
Vascular depressionb	3.4	0.4	22.1	1.8

^aMeeting criteria for lifetime major depression based on World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interviews.

^bMeeting criteria for lifetime major depression based on World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interviews with two or more reported cerebrovascular risk factors or a report of a medical diagnosis of stroke and a depressive episode occurring after the age of 49-years.

^cWeighted prevalence rates.

^dSurvey design adjusted standard errors.