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. 2020 Jan 3;68(51-52):1173–1178. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm685152a1

TABLE 2. Age-specific and age-adjusted prevalence* of frequent mental distress and history of depression among U.S. adults aged ≥18 years with arthritis, by state — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 50 states and District of Columbia (DC), 2017.

State Arthritis and frequent mental distress
Arthritis and history of depression
No. of respondents Weighted population (x1,000) Unadjusted prevalence, % (95% CI) Age-adjusted prevalence, % (95% CI) No. of respondents Weighted population (x1,000) Unadjusted prevalence, % (95% CI) Age-adjusted prevalence, % (95% CI)
Alabama
526
263
22.0 (19.8–24.3)
19.7 (17.7–22.0)
892
433
35.2 (32.7–37.7)
33.5 (31.1–36.0)
Alaska
131
22
18.2 (13.9–23.5)
15.4 (11.7–20.1)
238
37
30.3 (25.4–35.8)
27.6 (23.0–32.7)
Arizona
757
237
18.7 (17.3–20.3)
17.7 (16.2–19.2)
1,430
407
31.9 (30.2–33.6)
31.4 (29.7–33.2)
Arkansas
369
159
23.2 (19.9–26.8)
20.9 (17.8–24.4)
695
262
37.6 (33.9–41.5)
35.8 (32.1–39.5)
California
333
948
16.4 (14.2–18.9)
15.6 (13.4–18.1)
692
1,789
30.6 (27.8–33.5)
30.4 (27.4–33.5)
Colorado
351
135
15.0 (13.4–16.8)
13.8 (12.2–15.5)
673
243
26.7 (24.6–28.8)
25.7 (23.7–27.8)
Connecticut
427
97
15.5 (13.8–17.4)
14.9 (13.2–16.8)
858
177
27.8 (25.7–30.1)
27.8 (25.7–30.0)
Delaware
216
34
18.2 (15.3–21.5)
16.9 (14.2–20.1)
385
62
32.8 (29.2–36.6)
32.1 (28.6–35.9)
DC
131
13
16.7 (13.8–20.0)
15.9 (13.1–19.2)
189
19
23.4 (19.9–27.3)
22.9 (19.5–26.7)
Florida
1,337
779
19.5 (17.4–21.7)
19.6 (17.4–21.9)
2,325
1,329
32.5 (30.0–35.0)
33.5 (30.9–36.2)
Georgia
269
298
17.5 (15.2–20.1)
16.0 (13.8–18.5)
480
482
27.9 (25.3–30.7)
26.6 (24.0–29.4)
Hawaii
269
32
13.7 (11.6–16.0)
12.9 (10.9–15.1)
411
42
18.3 (16.1–20.7)
17.7 (15.6–20.2)
Idaho
224
51
17.2 (14.6–20.3)
16.1 (13.6–19.0)
506
103
33.9 (30.7–37.3)
33.3 (30.0–36.6)
Illinois
233
383
16.0 (13.7–18.7)
14.7 (12.5–17.2)
436
689
28.8 (25.8–31.9)
27.8 (25.0–30.9)
Indiana
873
298
21.3 (19.8–22.9)
19.2 (17.7–20.7)
1,644
522
36.8 (35.0–38.6)
35.2 (33.4–37.0)
Iowa
307
96
16.7 (14.8–18.7)
15.7 (13.9–17.7)
678
189
32.2 (30.0–34.6)
31.9 (29.7–34.2)
Kansas
968
92
18.1 (16.8–19.4)
16.7 (15.5–18.0)
2,019
178
34.4 (32.9–35.9)
33.6 (32.1–35.1)
Kentucky
671
268
25.0 (22.5–27.7)
22.4 (20.0–25.0)
1,145
420
38.6 (35.8–41.4)
36.4 (33.7–39.2)
Louisiana
318
217
23.2 (20.5–26.1)
21.1 (18.5–23.8)
549
344
35.9 (32.9–39.0)
34.3 (31.3–37.5)
Maine
593
62
18.8 (16.8–20.9)
17.3 (15.4–19.3)
1,228
120
36.2 (33.8–38.6)
35.3 (32.8–37.8)
Maryland
689
198
17.5 (15.7–19.5)
16.2 (14.5–18.1)
1,293
324
28.4 (26.4–30.5)
27.5 (25.5–29.6)
Massachusetts
310
200
16.3 (13.7–19.4)
15.3 (12.7–18.3)
575
364
28.9 (25.6–32.4)
28.4 (25.1–31.9)
Michigan
650
466
20.3 (18.6–22.1)
18.8 (17.2–20.6)
1,262
797
34.3 (32.4–36.3)
33.3 (31.4–35.3)
Minnesota
550
115
14.1 (12.7–15.5)
13.2 (11.9–14.6)
1,234
244
29.5 (27.7–31.3)
29.1 (27.4–31.0)
Mississippi
338
152
23.9 (21.0–27.1)
21.5 (18.8–24.5)
588
227
34.7 (31.6–37.9)
32.9 (29.9–36.1)
Missouri
494
251
19.7 (17.6–22.0)
18.4 (16.4–20.6)
867
436
33.7 (31.3–36.3)
33.0 (30.5–35.6)
Montana
293
36
17.8 (15.3–20.5)
16.4 (14.0–19.0)
557
66
31.8 (28.9–34.9)
30.7 (27.8–33.8)
Nebraska
609
51
15.0 (13.4–16.8)
14.0 (12.4–15.7)
1,266
105
30.6 (28.5–32.8)
30.0 (27.9–32.2)
Nevada
189
82
18.0 (14.5–22.1)
17.1 (13.6–21.3)
298
129
28.1 (24.0–32.5)
27.6 (23.4–32.2)
New Hampshire
286
44
16.0 (13.7–18.7)
14.8 (12.6–17.3)
638
95
33.9 (31.0–36.9)
33.1 (30.2–36.1)
New Jersey
571
284
18.5 (16.3–20.9)
17.3 (15.2–19.7)
957
413
26.2 (23.8–28.8)
25.5 (23.1–28.1)
New Mexico
406
92
23.4 (20.7–26.3)
21.6 (19.1–24.4)
679
143
36.0 (33.0–39.1)
34.9 (31.9–38.0)
New York
524
587
17.6 (15.6–19.7)
16.7 (14.8–18.8)
914
907
26.4 (24.3–28.6)
26.0 (23.9–28.3)
North Carolina
297
441
23.4 (20.4–26.6)
22.0 (19.1–25.3)
476
644
33.7 (30.4–37.1)
32.9 (29.7–36.4)
North Dakota
255
21
15.2 (13.1–17.6)
13.3 (11.4–15.5)
580
44
31.7 (28.9–34.6)
29.8 (27.2–32.6)
Ohio
790
501
19.7 (17.9–21.7)
18.3 (16.6–20.1)
1,406
838
32.4 (30.3–34.5)
31.4 (29.4–33.5)
Oklahoma
437
179
22.5 (20.3–24.9)
20.3 (18.2–22.6)
805
309
38.2 (35.7–40.8)
36.6 (34.1–39.3)
Oregon
284
167
20.3 (17.9–22.9)
18.8 (16.5–21.4)
557
305
36.4 (33.6–39.2)
35.5 (32.7–38.4)
Pennsylvania
357
525
18.2 (16.0–20.7)
17.3 (15.1–19.8)
639
875
30.1 (27.5–32.9)
29.6 (27.0–32.4)
Rhode Island
319
46
20.1 (17.5–23.0)
18.5 (16.0–21.2)
652
79
34.5 (31.5–37.7)
33.3 (30.4–36.4)
South Carolina
709
223
21.4 (19.6–23.3)
20.3 (18.5–22.2)
1,257
366
34.1 (32.0–36.2)
33.7 (31.6–35.8)
South Dakota
272
23
16.5 (13.4–20.1)
15.2 (12.3–18.7)
484
41
28.6 (24.9–32.6)
27.6 (24.1–31.5)
Tennessee
429
315
21.2 (18.8–23.8)
19.2 (17.0–21.7)
772
551
36.0 (33.2–38.9)
34.6 (31.8–37.5)
Texas
618
923
21.3 (18.0–24.9)
19.7 (16.6–23.3)
1,091
1,560
35.4 (31.6–39.5)
34.6 (30.7–38.8)
Utah
359
63
15.5 (13.7–17.5)
13.7 (12.1–15.6)
835
146
35.4 (33.0–37.9)
33.9 (31.4–36.3)
Vermont
327
24
17.3 (15.2–19.6)
16.3 (14.2–18.5)
726
48
35.1 (32.5–37.8)
34.7 (32.1–37.5)
Virginia
471
272
17.2 (15.3–19.2)
15.7 (14.0–17.6)
935
497
30.8 (28.6–33.1)
29.7 (27.5–32.0)
Washington
631
246
18.5 (16.8–20.3)
16.8 (15.2–18.5)
1,381
499
36.9 (34.9–39.0)
35.7 (33.7–37.8)
West Virginia
526
130
23.6 (21.5–25.8)
21.5 (19.6–23.6)
869
200
35.8 (33.5–38.1)
34.2 (32.0–36.5)
Wisconsin
256
184
16.3 (13.9–19.1)
15.0 (12.8–17.7)
487
320
28.5 (25.6–31.5)
27.6 (24.8–30.5)
Wyoming
179
17
15.3 (12.9–18.0)
13.5 (11.4–16.1)
403
36
31.9 (28.8–35.1)
30.2 (27.2–33.4)
State median
N/A
N/A
18.2
16.8
N/A
N/A
32.5
32.1
Range N/A N/A 13.7–25.0 12.9–22.4 N/A N/A 18.3–38.6 17.7–36.6

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; N/A = not applicable.

* Estimates were age-adjusted using logistic regression modeling to produce predicted marginal probabilities.