Table 2.
Description of the PNS sample that answered the individual health questionnaire (n = 90 846)
| Prevalence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respondents | Proportion of Brazilian population | Doctor-diagnosed depression | PHQ-9-screened depression (⩾10) | Undiagnosed depression | |
| Total | 90 846 | 100.0% | 9.9% (9.5–10.3) | 10.8% (10.4–11.2) | 6.9% (6.6–7.2) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 48 047 | 53.0% (52.4–53.6) | 14.3% (13.7–14.9) | 15.1% (14.4–15.7) | 9.3% (8.8–9.8) |
| Male | 42 799 | 47.1% (46.5–47.7) | 4.9% (4.6–5.3) | 6.0% (5.6–6.4) | 4.2% (3.9–4.6) |
| Age category | |||||
| 15–24 | 10 460 | 18.6% (18.0–19.2) | 5.3% (4.6–6.2) | 10.8% (9.7–11.9) | 8.1% (7.2–9.1) |
| 25–34 | 15 970 | 17.1% (16.6–17.6) | 7.1% (6.4–7.8) | 9.6% (8.8–10.5) | 6.6% (5.9–7.3) |
| 35–44 | 18 033 | 19.1% (18.7–19.6) | 10.8% (9.9–11.7) | 10.6% (9.8–11.3) | 6.5% (6.0–7.2) |
| 45–54 | 15 885 | 16.9% (16.4–17.3) | 12.7% (11.8–13.7) | 11.8% (10.9–12.7) | 6.8% (6.1–7.5) |
| 55–64 | 14 572 | 14.2% (13.8–14.6) | 13.4% (12.3–14.5) | 11.4% (10.5–12.4) | 6.3% (5.6–7.0) |
| 65–74 | 9965 | 8.9% (8.5–9.2) | 11.8% (10.7–13.0) | 10.0% (9.0–11.2) | 6.2% (5.5–7.1) |
| 75+ | 5961 | 5.2% (5.0–5.5) | 10.2% (8.9–11.6) | 12.0% (10.7–13.5) | 8.6% (7.5–9.8) |
| Education level | |||||
| Without education | 7658 | 5.8% (5.6–6.1) | 8.0% (7.0–9.2) | 12.8% (11.6–14.2) | 9.1% (8.0–10.3) |
| Incomplete elementary or equivalent | 28 618 | 28.5% (27.9–29.1) | 11.0% (10.4–11.7) | 12.1% (11.4–12.8) | 7.7% (7.2–8.3) |
| Complete elementary or equivalent | 7167 | 8.8% (8.5–9.1) | 8.9% (7.8–10.2) | 11.1% (9.9–12.5) | 7.5% (6.5–8.7) |
| Incomplete secondary or equivalent | 6353 | 8.6% (8.3–9.0) | 7.7% (6.5–9.1) | 11.3% (9.8–13.0) | 7.3% (6.2–8.4) |
| Complete secondary or equivalent | 23 471 | 28.4% (27.9–29.0) | 8.6% (8.0–9.3) | 9.4% (8.7–10.1) | 6.2% (5.6–6.8) |
| Incomplete 3° or equivalent | 3962 | 4.8% (4.6–5.1) | 11.2% (9.3–13.4) | 13.0% (10.9–15.3) | 7.9% (6.4–9.8) |
| Graduated from 3° | 13 617 | 15.0% (14.4–15.6) | 12.2% (11.3–13.2) | 9.0% (8.1–10.0) | 5.0% (4.3–5.8) |
| Ethnicity/race | |||||
| White | 33 133 | 42.9% (42.2–43.7) | 12.1% (11.5–12.8) | 10.6% (10.0–11.2) | 6.3% (5.8–6.8) |
| Black | 10 345 | 11.4% (11.0–11.8) | 7.9% (7.1–8.8) | 11.7% (10.7–12.8) | 8.2% (7.4–9.1) |
| Mixed Black | 45 994 | 44.2% (43.5–44.8) | 8.3% (7.8–8.8) | 10.7% (10.2–11.3) | 7.2% (6.7–7.6) |
| Other | 1374 | 1.5% (1.3–1.7) | 7.7% (5.6–10.5) | 10.0% (7.0–14.3) | 7.6% (4.8–11.8) |
| Dwelling | |||||
| Urban slum | 20 741 | 14.3% (13.7–15.0) | 8.6% (7.9–9.3) | 11.3% (10.4–12.1) | 7.7% (7.0–8.4) |
| Urban non-slum | 49 132 | 71.6% (70.8–72.4) | 10.7% (10.2–11.2) | 11.3% (10.8–11.8) | 7.1% (6.8–7.5) |
| Rural | 20 973 | 14.1% (13.7–14.5) | 7.2% (6.6–7.8) | 7.6% (6.9–8.2) | 5.0% (4.5–5.5) |
| Number of comorbidities | |||||
| 0 | 46 427 | 53.1% (52.5–53.8) | 5.3% (5.0–5.7) | 6.8% (6.3–7.2) | 5.0% (4.6–5.4) |
| 1 | 25 087 | 26.7% (26.2–27.2) | 10.7% (10.0–11.4) | 11.3% (10.6–12.1) | 7.4% (6.8–8.0) |
| 2 | 11 621 | 12.0% (11.6–12.3) | 16.3% (15.1–17.6) | 16.0% (14.9–17.3) | 10.0% (9.1–11.0) |
| 3+ | 7711 | 8.2% (7.9–8.6) | 27.3% (25.3–29.3) | 27.2% (25.6–29.0) | 13.1% (11.9–14.4) |
| Registered with the FHS | |||||
| Registered | 57 500 | 61.8% (60.7–62.9) | 9.9% (9.4–10.3) | 11.1% (10.6–11.7) | 7.1% (6.8–7.5) |
| Not registered | 22 512 | 26.9% (25.9–27.9) | 10.0% (9.3–10.7) | 10.5% (9.7–11.4) | 6.8% (6.2–7.4) |
| Unknown | 10 834 | 11.3% (10.8–11.9) | 9.9% (8.8–11.0) | 9.5% (8.5–10.6) | 6.0% (5.2–6.9) |
| Physically active in last 3 months | |||||
| Yes | 36 398 | 43.4% (42.7–44.1) | 9.3% (8.6–9.9) | 8.3% (7.8–8.9) | 5.2% (4.8–5.6) |
| No | 54 448 | 56.6% (55.9–57.3) | 10.4% (9.9–10.9) | 12.7% (12.1–13.2) | 8.2% (7.8–8.7) |
| Smoking status | |||||
| Non-smoker | 79 460 | 87.8% (87.5–88.2) | 9.7% (9.3–10.1) | 10.2% (9.8–10.7) | 6.6% (6.3–6.9) |
| Smoker | 11 386 | 12.2% (11.8–12.5) | 11.4% (10.4–12.4) | 14.7% (13.5–16.0) | 9.3% (8.3–10.4) |
| Drinks alcohol | |||||
| No | 55 430 | 58.9% (58.3–59.6) | 11.1% (10.6–11.6) | 11.9% (11.4–12.4) | 7.4% (7.0–7.8) |
| Yes | 35 416 | 41.1% (40.4–41.7) | 8.2% (7.7–8.7) | 9.2% (8.7–9.8) | 6.2% (5.8–6.7) |
| Enrolled in private health plan | |||||
| Yes | 20 568 | 26.6% (25.8–27.3) | 12.4% (11.6–13.2) | 9.3% (8.6–10.1) | 5.3% (4.8–5.9) |
| No | 70 278 | 73.4% (72.7–74.2) | 9.0% (8.6–9.4) | 11.3% (10.9–11.8) | 7.5% (7.1–7.9) |
| Household income | |||||
| <0.25× MW | 9550 | 8.2% (7.9–8.6) | 8.1% (7.1–9.1) | 12.7% (11.5–14.0) | 9.0% (8.0–10.1) |
| 0.25–0.5× MW | 14 147 | 14.9% (14.4–15.3) | 8.2% (7.4–9.0) | 12.4% (11.4–13.4) | 8.4% (7.6–9.3) |
| 0.5–1.0× MW | 26 406 | 29.2% (28.6–29.8) | 9.3% (8.6–10.0) | 11.5% (10.8–12.2) | 7.6% (7.0–8.1) |
| 1–2× MW | 22 466 | 27.5% (27.0–28.1) | 10.1% (9.4–10.9) | 10.3% (9.5–11.1) | 6.5% (5.9–7.2) |
| 2–3× MW | 7612 | 8.9% (8.6–9.3) | 12.1% (10.6–13.7) | 9.3% (8.1–10.7) | 4.9% (4.2–5.7) |
| 3–5× MW | 5554 | 6.2% (5.9–6.5) | 11.9% (10.6–13.4) | 7.8% (6.6–9.2) | 4.5% (3.7–5.4) |
| 5+× MW | 5089 | 5.0% (4.6–5.4) | 13.7% (12.2–15.4) | 7.9% (6.7–9.3) | 4.0% (3.2–5.0) |
FHS, family health strategy; MW, minimum wage.
Note: Prevalence of self-reported depression diagnosis, PHQ-9-screened depression and undiagnosed depression displayed (95% CI). PHQ-9 information was not available for 3268 of the 94 114 individual respondents.