Table 2.

Impact of depression on EQ-5D scores and life expectancy (LE)

Characteristics	Not depression		Depression		Difference		Not depression		Depression		Difference
	HRQOLa	SE	HRQOLa	SE	Lossb	SE	LE at age 18c	SE	LE at age 18d	SE	LE Loss at age 18d	SE
All	0.905	0.001	0.598	0.005	0.307	0.005	63.7	0.05	47.3	0.05	16.4	0.06
By age
18–44	0.934	0.001	0.721	0.006	0.213	0.006	63.7	0.05	47.3	0.05	16.4	0.06
45–64	0.892	0.001	0.479	0.008	0.413	0.008	38.0	0.05	24.0	0.04	14.0	0.06
65+	0.838	0.002	0.330	0.013	0.509	0.014	20.8	0.05	10.5	0.03	10.3	0.05
By sex
Men	0.912	0.002	0.585	0.009	0.327	0.010	61.2	0.08	43.0	0.07	18.2	0.10
Women	0.899	0.003	0.595	0.006	0.304	0.006	66.1	0.08	50.8	0.12	15.3	0.17
By race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanics	0.910	0.003	0.572	0.006	0.337	0.007	63.5	0.05	47.4	0.05	16.1	0.06
Black non-Hispanics	0.894	0.003	0.627	0.011	0.266	0.011	61.1	0.22	42.6	0.10	18.5	0.21
Hispanics	0.890	0.003	0.661	0.015	0.229	0.015	69.2	0.49	51.2	0.18	18.0	0.46
By sex and race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic men	0.917	0.003	0.571	0.010	0.346	0.011	61.1	0.08	43.2	0.07	17.9	0.10
White non-Hispanic women	0.903	0.003	0.573	0.007	0.330	0.008	65.8	0.08	50.8	0.12	15.0	0.17
Black non-Hispanic men	0.898	0.002	0.637	0.024	0.261	0.024	57.4	0.27	37.5	0.21	19.9	0.25
Black non-Hispanic women	0.890	0.003	0.623	0.011	0.268	0.011	64.5	0.39	46.6	0.25	18.0	0.52
Hispanic men	0.899	0.004	0.661	0.030	0.238	0.030	66.7	0.60	46.6	0.32	20.1	0.55
Hispanic women	0.882	0.004	0.662	0.015	0.220	0.016	71.7	0.89	54.8	0.52	16.9	1.10

SE standard error of estimate

^aEQ-5D index, for subgroups except age group itself, age-adjusted EQ-5D index

^bDecrease in EQ-5D index for those with depression

^cLife expectancy at age 18 years. For the three ages, life expectancy at age 18, 45, and 65 years, respectively

^dLife expectancy loss due to depression at age 18 years. For the three ages, life expectancy loss at age 18, 45, and 65 years, respectively