Table 5: Number of encounters with a primary care provider in patients with and without a diagnosis of depression.

Period	No depression			Depression
	Men n = 118 424	Women n = 144 714	Total n = 144 714	Men n = 12 748	Women n = 28 526	Total n = 41 274
12 months
Mean (± SD)	3.7 (± 3.8)	4.1 (± 4.0)	3.9 (± 3.9)	5.6 (± 5.2)	6.3 (± 5.5)	6.1 (± 5.4)
Median	3.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	5.0
24 months
Mean (± SD)	5.9 (± 6.4)	7.0 (± 7.0)	6.5 (± 6.8)	10.1 (± 9.3)	11.5 (± 9.7)	11.1 (± 9.6)
Median	4.0	5.0	4.0	8.0	9.0	9.0

SD = standard deviation.