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. 2015 Jan-Mar;9(1):76–80. doi: 10.1590/S1980-57642015DN91000012

Table 2.

Distribution of organic pathologies.

Organic pathologies All elders from NH (n=142) % Depressed elderly (n=46) %
Hypothyroidism 21  14.7% 6 13.04%
Stroke 12 8.45% 4 8.69%
Communication disorder 9 6.33% 2 4.34%
Dementia 14 9.85% 2 4.34%
Parkinson’s disease 7 4.92% 1 2.17%
Extrapyramidal syndrome 1 0.70% 1 2.17%
Cognitive Disorder 6 4.22% 1 2.17%
Total 70 49.17% 17 36.92%