Table 1. Descriptive analyses and frequency of depressive symptoms at baseline, EpiFloripa, Florianópolis, 2009/2010.
| Presence of depressive symptoms (≥ 6 symptoms) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % (95%CI) | n | % (95%CI) | p-value |
| Gender | 0.015 | ||||
| Male | 507 | 38.4 (35.3-41.6) | 101 | 19.8 (16.3-23.8) | |
| Female | 884 | 61.6 (58.4-64.7) | 236 | 25.8 (22.1-29.8) | |
| Educational attainment | < 0.001 | ||||
| Illiterate | 119 | 6.9 (5.3-9.1) | 55 | 45.2 (32.9-58.1) | |
| 1 to 4 years | 509 | 34.1 (28.7-39.9) | 156 | 31.9 (26.9-37.5) | |
| 5 to 8 years | 240 | 16.6 (14.3-19.2) | 53 | 19.7 (14.7-25.9) | |
| 9 to 11 years | 207 | 17.3 (14.8-20.1) | 34 | 17.4 (10.6-27.2) | |
| 12 years or more | 316 | 25.1 (20.1-30.7) | 39 | 12.7 (9.1-17.6) | |
| Family income per capita, ×MW | < 0.001 | ||||
| ≤ 1× MW | 159 | 9.8 (7.6-12.5) | 44 | 24.2 (17.5-32.5) | |
| > 1 to 3× MW | 353 | 24.9 (20.8-29.5) | 106 | 30.1 (24.6-36.1) | |
| > 3 to 5× MW | 268 | 18.8 (16.5-21.5) | 76 | 31.0 (23.8-39.4) | |
| > 5 to 10× MW | 323 | 24.1 (21.3-27.2) | 67 | 17.4 (13.2-22.6) | |
| > 10× MW | 288 | 22.4 (18.2-27.1) | 44 | 16.1 (11.7-21.7) | |
| Paid work | 0.002 | ||||
| No | 1,198 | 86.3 (84.1-88.3) | 303 | 24.6 (21.4-28.0) | |
| Yes | 193 | 13.7 (11.7-15.9) | 34 | 16.7 (11.0-24.6) | |
| Smoking status | 0.823 | ||||
| Never | 838 | 59.0 (55.4-62.4) | 213 | 23.1 (19.2-27.5) | |
| Former | 435 | 32.7 (29.3-36.2) | 99 | 23.7 (18.2-30.3) | |
| Current | 118 | 8.4 (6.8-10.2) | 25 | 25.2 (14.4-40.2) | |
| Alcohol consumption | < 0.001 | ||||
| Never | 907 | 63.9 (59.8-67.8) | 257 | 27.1 (23.8-30.7) | |
| Moderate | 250 | 18.3 (15.0-22.1) | 41 | 17.6 (11.0-26.9) | |
| Abusive | 234 | 17.8 (14.7-21.4) | 39 | 16.7 (11.9-23.0) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 981 | 70.5 (67.6-73.3) | 191 | 18.5 (15.3-22.2) | |
| Yes | 410 | 29.5 (26.7-32.4) | 146 | 35.4 (28.8-42.6) | |
| Diabetes | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 1,072 | 77.7 (73.6-81.3) | 220 | 20.1 (17.3-23.3) | |
| Yes | 319 | 22.3 (18.7-26.4) | 117 | 35.4 (28.5-42.9) | |
| Hypertension | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 555 | 41.0 (37.9-44.2) | 102 | 17.3 (13.8-21.6) | |
| Yes | 836 | 59.0 (55.8-62.1) | 235 | 27.8 (23.7-32.3) | |
| Current medication | 0.003 | ||||
| None | 126 | 9.6 (7.7-11.9) | 14 | 13.9 (7.6-24.0) | |
| Any | 1,265 | 90.4 (88.1-92.3) | 323 | 24.5 (21.3-28.1) | |
| ADL difficulties | < 0.001 | ||||
| ≤ 3 ADL | 965 | 68.8 (65.2-72.2) | 137 | 12.7 (10.6-15.2) | |
| ≥ 4 ADL | 426 | 31.2 (27.8-34.8) | 200 | 47.3 (41.0-53.7) | |
| Cognitive impairment | < 0.001 | ||||
| No | 1,061 | 79.0 (73.8-83.4) | 199 | 18.1 (15.3-21.3) | |
| Yes | 330 | 21.0 (16.6-26.2) | 138 | 43.7 (37.6-50.0) | |
| BMI | 0.581 | ||||
| Normal range | 538 | 39.1 (36.5-41.7) | 119 | 21.1 (16.7-26.2) | |
| Underweight | 122 | 8.3 (6.9-9.9) | 32 | 26.1 (17.6-36.7) | |
| Overweight | 731 | 52.6 (49.8-55.4) | 186 | 24.9 (20.0-30.6) | |
| Physical activity | < 0.001 | ||||
| Sedentary | 748 | 51.6 (46.6-56.6) | 235 | 31.8 (27.1-36.8) | |
| Insufficiently active | 229 | 16.2 (14.1-18.5) | 44 | 17.8 (12.6-24.6) | |
| Physically active | 414 | 32.2 (27.6-37.2) | 58 | 13.1 (10.1-16.8) | |
95%CI = 95% confidence interval; ADL = activities of daily living; BMI = body mass index; MW = minimum wage.