Table 3.
Relative prevalence of depression by gender and race (n = 49).
| Relative groups | Relation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female to male populations | W > M | W < M | W = M | Mixed | Total |
| 17 (63%) | 2 (7%) | 8 (30%) | 0 (0%) | 27 (55%) | |
| Black to White populations | B > W | B < W | B=W | Mixed | Total |
| 7 (28%) | 8 (32%) | 8 (32%) | 2 (8%) | 25 (51%) | |
| Hispanic to White populations | H > W | H < W | H=W | Mixed | Total |
| 17 (35%) | 4 (15%) | 5 (19%) | 0 (0%) | 26 (53%) | |
| Asian to White populations | A > W | A < W | A = W | Mixed | Total |
| 0 (0%) | 10 (56%) | 7 (39%) | 1 (6%) | 18 (37%) | |
Note: Percentages in the total column represent the number of articles that reported on relative comparisons by group over the total articles in the review. Percentages in the other columns represent number of findings over articles that reported comparative results. B > W represents when Black populations report higher prevalence of depression than White populations; B < W represents when Black populations report lower prevalence of depression than White populations; B=W represents when Black populations prevalence at the same rate or at a level that is not significantly different than White populations; Mixed findings represent when findings differ across sub-populations or across prevalence points reported in papers.