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. 2019 Oct 7;216(1):49–54. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2019.193

Table 1.

Number with known depression status, depression prevalence and antidepressant treatment, by age, gender and residential status

CFAS I CFAS II
Na Depression, % (95% CI) Antidepressant medication, % (95% CI) N Depression, % (95% CI) Antidepressant medication, % (95% CI)
All 1457 8.1 (6.4–10.1) 4.0 (2.8–5.6) 7723 6.7 (6.1–7.3) 10.7 (10.0–11.4)
Men 531 6.3 (4.2–9.4) 2.9 (1.5–5.4) 3525 4.5 (3.9–5.3) 6.6 (5.8–7.5)
Women 926 9.1 (6.9–12.0) 4.6 (3.0–6.9) 4198 8.3 (7.5–9.2) 13.9 (12.8–15.1)
65–74 years 630 7.1 (5.2–9.7) 4.5 (2.8–7.2) 3812 6.6 (5.8–7.4) 9.8 (8.9–10.9)
75–84 years 554 8.6 (5.9–12.4) 3.7 (2.0–6.7) 2900 7.0 (6.1–8.0) 11.4 (10.2–12.6)
≥85 years 273 9.5 (5.2–16.7) 3.0 (1.5–5.9) 1011 6.1 (4.7–7.8) 11.6 (9.7–13.8)
Men in community
65–74 years 274 4.8 (2.8–8.2) 2.8 (1.2–6.6) 1859 4.3 (3.5–5.4) 6.2 (5.1–7.4)
75–84 years 166 8.5 (4.1–16.7) 3.2 (1.0–9.2) 1275 4.5 (3.4–5.8) 6.1 (4.9–7.5)
≥85 years 40 4.6 (1.3–15.3) 0 337 4.9 (3.1–7.8) 7.9 (5.3–11.5)
Overall 480 6.1 (3.9–9.4) 2.8 (1.4–5.4) 3471 4.5 (3.8–5.2) 6.3 (5.5–7.2)
Men in care homes
65–74 years 17 4.4 (0.6–27.1) 5.8 (0.7–33.3) 11 18.8 (4.4–54.1) 3.9 (0.5–25.4)
75–84 years 14 15.7 (3.8–47.0) 5.2 (0.6–33.9) 24 7.2 (1.0–38.3) 34.0 (16.5–57.2)
≥85 years 18 13.4 (3.0–43.8) 9.0 (1.2–44.8) 19 0 19.3 (6.6–44.7)
Overall 49 11.9 (4.8–26.6) 6.6 (1.9–20.5) 54 7.2 (2.2–21.0) 21.3 (11.9–35.1)
Women in community
65–74 years 329 9.0 (6.0–13.4) 5.9 (3.2–10.5) 1935 8.6 (7.4–10.0) 13.0 (11.5–14.6)
75–84 years 318 8.5 (5.2–13.5) 3.6 (1.6–8.1) 1563 8.5 (7.2–10.0) 14.4 (12.7–16.3)
≥85 years 142 11.9 (5.5–23.7) 2.6 (1.0–6.4) 562 6.6 (4.8–9.1) 10.5 (8.3–13.3)
Overall 789 9.1 (6.8–12.2) 4.4 (2.8–6.9) 4060 8.2 (7.4–9.1) 13.1 (12.1–14.2)
Women in care homes
65–74 years 9 39.8 (13.7–73.3) 10.3 (1.4–48.6) 7 0 69.3 (29.2–92.5)
75–84 years 55 10.2 (3.5–26.5) 9.6 (3.2–25.7) 38 21.0 (9.8–39.6) 38.6 (23.8–55.9)
≥85 years 70 6.0 (2.4–14.4) 6.1 (1.8–19.1) 93 7.9 (3.5–17.1) 26.6 (18.0–37.5)
Overall 134 9.4 (5.1–16.7) 7.6 (3.5–15.9) 138 10.7 (6.0–18.2) 31.9 (23.9–41.1)
Total in community
65–74 years 603 7.0 (5.0–9.6) 4.4 (2.7–7.2) 3794 6.6 (5.8–7.4) 9.7 (8.8–10.7)
75–84 years 484 8.5 (5.7–12.5) 3.5 (1.8–6.7) 2838 6.7 (5.9–7.7) 10.8 (9.6–12.0)
≥85 years 182 10.2 (5.0–19.6) 2.0 (0.8–5.0) 899 6.0 (4.6–7.8) 9.6 (7.8–11.7)
Overall 1269 8.0 (6.2–10.1) 3.8 (2.6–5.5) 7531 6.5 (6.0–7.1) 10.1 (9.4–10.8)
Total in care homes
65–74 years 26 17.7 (6.6–39.6) 7.5 (1.8–25.8) 18 11.3 (2.7–37.1) 30.3 (11.0–60.3)
75–84 years 69 11.7 (5.2–24.3) 8.5 (3.1–21.0) 62 16.2 (7.9–30.2) 37.0 (25.1–50.7)
≥85 years 88 7.2 (3.3–15.0) 6.6 (2.2–17.5) 112 6.7 (2.9–14.6) 25.5 (17.7–35.2)
Overall 183 10.0 (6.1–16.1) 7.4 (3.8–13.8) 192 9.8 (5.9–15.8) 29.2 (22.6–36.7)
By gender, standardised to 2011 age structure
Men 5.9 (3.9–8.8) 3.1 (1.6–5.9) 4.5 (3.8–5.3) 6.4 (5.9–7.3)
Women 9.1 (6.9–11.9) 4.9 (3.1–7.6) 8.5 (7.7–9.5) 13.8 (12.7–15.0)
Total 7.9 (6.3–9.9) 4.2 (2.9–6.1) 6.8 (6.3–7.5) 10.7 (10.0–11.5)

CFAS, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies.

a.

Residential status missing for five individuals in CFAS I.