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. 2022 Apr 25;44:e2022042. doi: 10.4178/epih.e2022042

Table 3.

Weighted prevalence of PHQ-9 detected depression in the KNHANES 2016, 2018 sample (n=11,679) and in the KNHANES 2020 sample (n=5,349) in Korea

Variables Total
Men
Women
2016, 2018 (n=11,679) 2020 (n=5,349) Difference (95% CI) 2016, 2018 (n=5,056) 2020 (n=2,417) Difference (95% CI) 2016, 2018 (n=6,623) 2020 (n=2,932) Difference (95% CI)
Adults ≥19 yr 4.9 (4.4, 5.4) 5.3 (4.5, 6.1) 0.4 (-0.5, 1.3) 3.2 (2.6, 3.8) 4.4 (3.4, 5.4) 1.2 (0.0, 2.3)* 6.6 (5.8, 7.4) 6.2 (5.2, 7.3) -0.3 (-1.7, 1.0)
Age (yr)
19-29 6.0 (4.5, 7.5) 8.3 (6.2, 10.4) 2.4 (-0.2, 4.9) 3.2 (1.6, 4.8) 5.6 (3.0, 8.2) 2.4 (-0.6, 5.5) 9.1 (6. 4, 11.8) 11.3 (7.7, 15.0) 2.3 (-2.3, 6.8)
30-39 4.8 (3.7, 6.0) 6.8 (4.6, 9.1) 2.0 (-0.4, 4.5) 3.6 (2.4, 4.9) 6.5 (3.8, 9.2) 3.0 (0.0, 6.0)* 6.1 (4.4, 7.9) 7.2 (4.0, 10.3) 1.0 (-2.6, 4.6)
40-49 3.5 (2.6, 4.4) 4.9 (3.1, 6.6) 1.4 (-0.6, 3.3) 3.2 (2.0, 4.4) 5.5 (3.0, 8.0) 2.3 (-0.5, 5.1) 3.8 (2.6, 4.9) 4.2 (2.1, 6.3) 0.4 (-2.0, 2.8)
50-59 4.1 (3.1, 5.0) 2.4 (1.4, 3.5) -1.6 (-3.1, 0.2) 2.7 (1.5, 3.9) 1.9 (0.5, 3.3) -0.8 (-2.6, 1.1) 5.4 (4.0, 6.8) 3 (1.4, 4.5) -2.4 (-4.5, -0.3)
60-69 5.4 (4.2, 6.5) 4.3 (2.9, 5.6) -1.0 (-2.7, 0.7) 3.0 (1.9, 4.2) 3.1 (1.4, 4.7) 0.0 (-2.0, 2.1) 7.6 (5.7, 9.5) 5.4 (3.6, 7.2) -2.0 (-4.5, 0.6)
≥70 7.0 (5.7, 8.3) 5.3 (3.6, 7.1) -1.7 (-3.9, 0.5) 3.8 (2.5, 5.1) 2.4 (0.8, 4.0) -1.4 (-3.5, 0.6) 9.1 (7.2, 11.0) 7.5 (4.9, 10.2) -1.6 (-4.9, 1.7)
Employment status
Employer 3.4 (2.5, 4.3) 3.2 (1.7, 4.7) -0.2 (-1.9, 1.6) 2.2 (1.3, 3.1) 1.8 (0.5, 3.1) -0.4 (-2.0, 1.2) 6.2 (4.1, 8.2) 6.1 (2.8, 9.5) -0.1 (-4.0, 3.9)
Standard worker 1.8 (1.2, 2.4) 3.4 (2.3, 4.6) 1.6 (0.3, 2.9)* 1.1 (0.6, 1.7) 3.5 (2.0, 5.1) 2.4 (0.8, 4.0)* 3.4 (2.0, 4.7) 3.2 (1.6, 4.8) -0.2 (-2.3, 2.0)
Non-standard worker 4.3 (3.3, 5.2) 3.9 (2.6, 5.3) -0.3 (-2.0, 1.3) 3.1 (1.9, 4.3) 4.1 (2.2, 6.1) 1.1 (-1.2, 3.3) 5.2 (3.9, 6.5) 3.7 (1.7, 5.8) -1.4 (-3.9, 1.0)
Unemployed 7.9 (6.8, 8.9) 8.1 (6.6, 9.6) 0.3 (-1.6, 2.1) 6.8 (5.1, 8.6) 7.5 (4.9, 10.0) 0.7 (-2.4, 3.8) 8.4 (7.1, 9.6) 8.5 (6.6, 10.3) 0.1 (-2.1, 2.3)
Household income
1st quintile (lowest) 11.3 (9.4, 13.1) 10.7 (7.5, 13.9) -0.5 (-4.1, 3.2) 9.8 (6.9, 12.6) 10.5 (5.1, 15.8) 0.9 (-5.2, 6.9) 12.4 (10.1, 14.7) 10.9 (7.3, 14.6) -1.5 (-5.8, 2.8)
2nd quintile 5.5 (4.4, 6.5) 5.1 (3.3, 7.0) -0.3 (-2.4, 1.8) 3.2 (1.9, 4.5) 4.3 (1.9, 6.6) 1.1 (-1.6, 3.8) 7.5 (5.8, 9.2) 5.9 (3.5, 8.3) -1.6 (-4.5, 1.4)
3rd quintile 4.8 (3.7, 5.8) 6 (4.5, 7.5) 1.2 (-0.6, 3.0) 2.6 (1.5, 3.7) 4.3 (2.3, 6.3) 1.6 (-0.6, 3.9) 6.9 (5.2, 8.6) 7.6 (5.3, 10.0) 0.7 (-2.2, 3.6)
4th quintile 3.1 (2.3, 3.8) 5.3 (4.0, 6.6) 2.2 (0.7, 3.7)* 1.6 (0.6, 2.5) 4.5 (2.4, 6.5) 2.9 (0.6, 5.1)* 4.7 (3.5, 5.9) 6.1 (4.2, 8.1) 1.4 (-0.8, 3.7)
5th quintile (highest) 2.4 (1.6, 3.1) 2.8 (1.8, 3.9) 0.5 (-0.8, 1.8) 1.9 (1.0, 2.8) 2.5 (0.9, 4.1) 0.6 (-1.2, 2.4) 2.9 (1.7, 4.1) 3.2 (1.6, 4.8) 0.4 (-1.6, 2.3)

Values are presented as weighted % (95% CI).

PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; KNHANES, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; CI, confidence interval.

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