Table 4. Temporal relationships among the time of first diagnosis of depression and cat or dog bites.
Patients with Cat Bites and Depression (n = 310) | Patients with Dog Bites and Depression (n = 318) | ||||||
Depressiondiagnosed first | Bite diagnosed first | Diagnosed on same day | Depressiondiagnosed first | Bite diagnosed first | Diagnosed on same day | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Total patients | 220 (71.0) | 84 (27.1) | 6 (1.9) | 196 (61.6) | 115 (36.2) | 7 (2.2) | |
Gender | F | 190 (86.4) | 70 (83.3) | 5 (83.3) | 138 (70.4) | 63 (54.8) | 5 (71.4) |
M | 30 (13.6) | 14 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 58 (29.6) | 52 (45.2) | 2 (28.6) |