Table 2.
Estimated prevalence of depression and major depression among the general adult population in Jiangsu, China (N = 8299)
| Depression | Major depression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE, % | P value | Mean ± SE, % | P value | |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18–34 | 0.16 ± 0.14 | < 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.10 | < 0.001 |
| 35–44 | 0.33 ± 0.14 | 0.05 ± 0.06 | ||
| 45–54 | 0.48 ± 0.16 | 0.15 ± 0.09 | ||
| 55–64 | 0.94 ± 0.22 | 0.25 ± 0.11 | ||
| ≥ 65 | 1.52 ± 0.30 | 0.87 ± 0.23 | ||
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 0.36 ± 0.10 | 0.001 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 0.083 |
| Rural | 0.86 ± 0.18 | 0.32 ± 0.11 | ||
| Region | ||||
| South | 0.22 ± 0.10 | 0.002 | 0.10 ± 0.07 | 0.114 |
| Middle | 0.72 ± 0.20 | 0.30 ± 0.13 | ||
| North | 0.77 ± 0.18 | 0.28 ± 0.11 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Low | 0.99 ± 0.17 | 0.001 | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 0.040 |
| Medium | 0.38 ± 0.11 | 0.14 ± 0.07 | ||
| High | – | – | ||
| Household income level | ||||
| Low | 0.98 ± 0.21 | < 0.001 | 0.27 ± 0.12 | 0.046 |
| Medium | 0.22 ± 0.11 | 0.06 ± 0.06 | ||
| High | 0.48 ± 0.17 | 0.36 ± 0.14 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 0.54 ± 0.10 | 0.005 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | 0.004 |
| Single | – | – | ||
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 1.42 ± 0.41 | 0.79 ± 0.30 | ||
| Number of comorbid NCDs a | ||||
| 0 | 0.38 ± 0.11 | < 0.001 | 0.14 ± 0.07 | < 0.001 |
| 1 | 0.62 ± 0.14 | 0.20 ± 0.08 | ||
| 2 | 1.39 ± 0.49 | 0.76 ± 0.36 | ||
| ≥ 3 | 3.52 ± 1.66 | 2.06 ± 1.29 | ||
| Total | 0.56 ± 0.09 | 0.22 ± 0.06 | ||
Estimates with SE > mean were not shown for unreliability
aNon-communicable chronic diseases, including cancer, stroke, myocardial infarction, hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma