Table 4.
Depression mean prevalence according to the continent, time, and setting, considering only assessment with psychometric tools
| npatients | Mean (%) | Minimum (%) | Maximum (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continent | ||||
| The USA (nstudy = 16) | 2138 | 34.33 | 20.63 | 61.04 |
| South America (nstudy = 5) | 694 | 19.74 | 13.29 | 30.00 |
| Europe (nstudy = 1) | 89 | 49.44 | – | – |
| Africa/Middle East (nstudy = 8) | 1208 | 46.61 | 0.00 | 71.84 |
| Time | ||||
| 1999–2000 (nstudy = 2) | 483 | 41.82 | 25.58 | 43.41 |
| 2001–2010 (nstudy = 10) | 1653 | 36.30 | 21.66 | 59.26 |
| 2011–2020 (nstudy = 18) | 1993 | 33.92 | 0.00 | 71.84 |
| Setting | ||||
| Inpatient and VOC (nstudy = 1) | 10 | 50.00 | – | – |
| Outpatient (nstudy = 21) | 2706 | 39.84 | 0.00 | 71.84 |
| Extracted from a cohort (nstudy = 7) | 1290 | 26.90 | 20.63 | 38.61 |
VOC vaso-occlusive crisis