Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline Characteristic, 2005–2010 NHANES

From: Incremental decreases in quality-adjusted life years (QALY) associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms for U.S. Adults aged 65 years and older

 

Number

Percenta

S.E.

Total

3,680

100.0%

-

Age: mean (SD)

3,680

73.3 (5.7)

 65–74

1,979

57.6%

1.3%

 75+

1,701

42.4%

1.3%

Sex

 Men

1,866

44.6%

0.8%

 Women

1,814

55.4%

0.8%

Race

 Non-Hispanic whites

2,338

83.5%

1.5%

 Non-Hispanic blacks

615

8.0%

0.9%

 Hispanics

635

5.8%

0.9%

 Other

92

2.6%

0.5%

Income

 <138% FPLb

500

8.9%

0.6%

 ≥138% FPL

2,877

91.1%

0.6%

Education

 ≤High school

2,269

54.7%

2.0%

 >High school

1,404

45.3%

2.0%

Married or with partner

 Yes

2,071

60.7%

1.3%

 Noc

1,609

39.3%

1.3%

Co-morbidities

 0 or 1

1,139

35.7%

1.6%

 2 or more

2,341

64.3%

1.6%

PHQ-9 Score

 0–4

2,863

82.1%

0.8%

 5–9

494

13.8%

0.6%

 10–14

122

3.2%

0.3%

 15–19

43

0.8%

0.1%

 20–27

8

0.2%

0.1%

  1. a Weighted percent, accounted for sampling design, noncoverage, and nonresponse
  2. b Federal Poverty Level, where 138% FPL is the Medicaid income eligibility limit
  3. c Divorced, separated, never married, widowed