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. 2013 Dec 23;14:198. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-198

Table 2.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample

Characteristic
Male
Female
Total
  N (%) N (%) N (%)
All age groups
1,545 (48.52%)
1,639 (51.48%)
3,184 (100%)
34-44 years
320 (20.71%)
323 (19.71%)
643 (20.19%)
45-54 years
330 (21.36%)
404 (24.65%)
734 (23.05%)
55-64 years
372 (24.08%)
394 (24.04%)
766 (24.06%
65-74 years
323 (20.91%)
347 (21.17%)
670 (21.04%)
75-85 years
200 (12.94%)
171 (10.43%)
371 (11.65%)
Basic education
912 (59.22%)
968 (59.31%)
1880 (59.04%)
Diabetes mellitus
141 (9.16%)
117 (7.15%)
258 (8.84%)
Angina pectoris
112 (7.29%)
134 (8.20%)
246 (8.41%)
Previous hospitalisation due to myocardial infarction
58 (3.77%)
30 (1.83%)
88 (2.85%)
Intake of antidepressants
40 (2.60%)
101 (6.16%)
141 (4.64%)
PHQ-9 “depressive mood”, all age groups
330 (21.63%)
551 (33.93%)
881 (27.97%)
34-44 years
49 (15.41%)
79 (24.61%)
128 (20.03%)
45-54 years
57 (17.33%)
123 (30.60%)
180 (24.62%)
55-64 years
94 (25.41%)
146 (37.15%)
240 (31.45%)
65-74 years
78 (24.53%)
133 (38.66%)
211 (31.87%)
75-85 years
52 (27.23%)
70 (42.68%)
122 (34.37%)
PHQ-9 “major depressive disorder”, all age groups
68 (4.46%)
136 (8.37%)
204 (6.48%)
34-44 years
10 (3.14%)
14 (4.36%)
24 (3.76%)
45-54 years
14 (4.26%)
31 (7.71%)
45 (6.16%)
55-64 years
14 (3.78%)
32 (8.14%)
46 (6.03%)
65-74 years
13 (4.09%)
39 (11.34%)
52 (7.85%)
75-85 years 17 (8.90%) 20 (12.20%) 37 (10.42%)

PHQ-9: 9-item depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire.