Table 2.
Characteristics of elderly subjects with (D) and without (C) depression
| Variables |
C subjects % (n) |
D subjects % (n) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age groups (years) | |||
| 60–64 | 37.6 (187) | 37.4 (43) | .907 |
| 65–69 | 27.4 (136) | 30.4 (35) | |
| 70–74 | 20.9 (104) | 20.9 (24) | |
| 75–79 | 8.9 (44) | 7.8 (09) | |
| >80 | 5.2 (26) | 3.5 (04) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 21.7 (108) | 19.1 (22) | .539 |
| Females | 78.3 (389) | 80.9 (93) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/partnership | 37.9 (189) | 33.0 (38) | .102 |
| Single | 6.1 (30) | 3.5 (04) | |
| Widow | 46.1 (229) | 58.3 (67) | |
| Divorced | 9.9 (49) | 06 (5.2) | |
| Education (years) | |||
| 0 < 3 | 11.3 (56) | 13.0 (15) | .879 |
| 3 < 8 | 35.3 (175) | 33.9 (39) | |
| >8 | 53.4 (266) | 53.0 (61) | |
| Diabetes mellitus 2 | 11.5 (57) | 15.7 (18) | .348 |
| Hypertension | 56.5 (281) | 66.1 (76) | .061 |
| Dyslipidemia | 47.3 (235) | 49.6 (57) | .659 |
| Obesity | 38.6 (192) | 38.3 (44) | .941 |
| Metabolic syndrome | 12.9 (64) | 13.9 (16) | .767 |
| Polypharmacy | 23.4 (116) | 35.7 (41) | .017* |
| Smoking habit (current/former) | 26.3 (129) | 35.2 (103) | .112 |
| Self‐reported psychological stress | 11.9 (59) | 98.0 (116) | <.0001* |
C = control group; D = group with depression diagnosis; Subject numbers are shown as (n).
Statistical univariate comparison between two elderly groups was performed by Chi‐squared or Fisher's exact test.
*
Statistically significant difference between the C and D groups.