Table 2.

Prevalence of comorbid cardiovascular disease (i.e. broadly defined as risk factors for cardiovascular, heart attack and stroke) and major depression among ethnic/race group respondents 50 years and older in the United States

		CUBAN	PUERTO RICANS	MEXICANS	BLACKS	WHITES	TOTAL
All middle-aged and older adults
No depression	%c	87.13	80.81	90.05	93.68	90.34	90.56
	SEd	1.15	4.07	2.48	0.64	0.85	0.74
	N	236	111	172	1599	1635	3753
MDDa	%	3.95	10.69	3.33	1.62	3.91	3.72
	SE	0.89	3.92	1.37	0.25	0.40	0.35
	N	12	15	12	35	134	208
Comorbid CVD/MDDb	%	8.93	8.50	6.62	4.70	5.75	5.73
	SE	1.33	1.71	1.63	0.58	0.73	0.62
	N	28	14	17	87	174	320
p <0.001
Middle-aged and older adults meeting MDD criteria
MDD alonea	%	30.66	55.69	33.49	25.57	40.48	39.35
	SE	7.02	10.84	8.76	3.69	3.86	3.30
	N	12	15	12	35	134	208
Comorbid CVD/MDDb	%	69.34	44.31	66.51	74.43	59.52	60.65
	SE	7.02	10.84	8.76	3.69	3.86	3.30
	N	28	14	17	87	174	320
p = 0.077

^aMeeting criteria for lifetime major depression, based on World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interviews at age 50 years or older.

^bMeeting criteria for a lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) with a depressive episode occurring at age 50 years or older, and self-reported medical diagnoses of one or more cerebrovascular disease (including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, or stroke).

^cWeighted prevalence rates.

^dSurvey design adjusted standard errors.

Results are from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys.