Table 2.
The point prevalence of depressive disorders in the visual impairment population by age and gender
| Disorders | Cases/total | Total (n = 736) (95%CI) | Women (n = 403) (95%CI) | Men (n = 333) (95%CI) |
| Major depression | ||||
| 18-35 yr | 18/157 | 11.5 (6.9, 17.5) | 12.5 (6.4, 21.3) | 10.1 (4.2, 19.8) |
| 36-50 yr | 29/186 | 15.6 (10.7, 21.6) | 17.8 (10.9, 26.7) | 12.9 (6.6, 22.0) |
| 51-65 yr | 14/200 | 7.0 (3.9, 11.5) | 7.6 (3.3, 14.3) | 6.4 (2.4, 13.4) |
| ≥ 66 yr | 8/193 | 4.2 (1.8, 8.0) | 5.6 (2.1, 11.7) | 2.4 (0.3, 8.2) |
| P value | 0.003b | 0.05a | 0.08 | |
| Other depression | ||||
| 18-35 yr | 7/157 | 4.5 (1.8, 9.0) | 4.6 (1.3, 11.2) | 4.4 (0.9, 12.2) |
| 36-50 yr | 8/186 | 4.3 (1.9, 8.3) | 5.0 (1.6, 11.2) | 3.5 (0.7, 10.0) |
| 51-65 yr | 8/200 | 4.0 (1.7, 7.7) | 3.8 (1.0, 9.4) | 4.3 (1.2, 10.5) |
| ≥ 66 yr | 12/193 | 6.2 (3.3, 10.6) | 5.6 (2.1, 11.7) | 7.1 (2.6, 14.7) |
| P value | 0.76 | 0.95 | 0.75 | |
| Any depression | ||||
| 18-35 yr | 25/157 | 15.9 (10.6, 22.6) | 17.1 (9.9, 26.6) | 14.5 (7.2, 25.0) |
| 36-50 yr | 37/186 | 19.9 (14.4, 26.4) | 22.8 (15.0, 32.2) | 16.5 (9.3, 26.1) |
| 51-65 yr | 22/200 | 11.0 (7.0, 16.2) | 11.3 (6.0, 18.9) | 10.6 (5.2, 18.7) |
| ≥ 66 yr | 20/193 | 10.3 (6.5, 15.6) | 11.1 (5.9, 18.6) | 9.4 (4.2, 17.7) |
| P value | 0.07 | 0.59 | 0.16 | |
a
P < 0.05.
b
P < 0.01.