Table 2.
Rates (Weighted) of Depression by Race/Ethnicity and Preventive Care Use
| Not Depressed | Depressed | Depression Level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CESD ≥ 16 | CESD ≥ 23 | |||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Latina | 299 | 72.6% | 113 | 27.4% | 90 | 21.8% | 23 | 5.6% |
| White | 502 | 83.7% | 98 | 16.3% | 92 | 15.3% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Black/African-American | 407 | 71.2% | 165 | 28.8% | 132 | 23.1% | 33 | 3.9% |
| Total | 1208 | 76.3% | 376 | 23.7% | 314 | 19.8% | 62 | 39% |
| Sex-Specific Preventive Care | ||||||||
| Adherent | 723 | 79.5% | 187 | 20.5% | 160 | 17.6% | 27 | 3.0% |
| Not adherent | 525 | 72.6% | 198 | 27.4% | 164 | 22.7% | 34 | 4.7% |
| General Preventive Care | ||||||||
| Adherent | 729 | 76.9% | 219 | 23.1% | 187 | 19.7% | 32 | 3.4% |
| Not adherent | 519 | 75.7% | 167 | 24.3% | 137 | 20.0% | 30 | 4.3% |
Note. Because this study did not use the full version of the CES-D, scores from the 11-item CES-D were transformed to standardize scores to correspond to the original 20-item CES-D. This transformation allowed for the use of the typical cut-off score (≥ 16; (Pennix et al., 1998). Thus, for the current study, scores were transformed and a cutoff score of ≥ 16 was used to identify those with probable depression and ≥ 23 indicated severe depression. Previous research has demonstrated that these scores are appropriate for diverse populations (J. A. Cook et al., 2004). Depression level percentages represent those within the racial/ethnic or preventive care category with a CESD score indicating probable depression or severe depression.