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Table 4 Percent with Mild Depression and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), U.S. Adults Aged 65 Years and Older

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

 

No or minimal depression (N = 2,863)

Mild depression (N = 494)

Major Depressive disorder (N = 173)

 

Percenta

S.E.

Percenta

S.E.

Percenta

S.E.

Total

82.1%

0.8%

13.8%

0.6%

4.1%

0.4%

Age

 65–74

82.0%

1.4%

14.2%

1.1%

3.8%

0.5%

 75+

82.3%

1.1%

13.5%

1.0%

4.3%

0.5%

Sex

      

 Men

86.5%

0.9%

10.2%

0.8%

3.3%

0.4%

 Women

78.6%

1.2%

16.6%

1.0%

4.7%

0.6%

Race

 Non-Hispanic whites

82.6%

0.9%

13.5%

0.7%

3.8%

0.4%

 Non-Hispanic blacks

81.8%

1.6%

14.5%

1.3%

3.7%

0.8%

 Hispanics

76.6%

1.9%

15.5%

1.4%

7.9%

1.1%

 Other

78.7%

3.2%

15.4%

2.4%

5.9%

1.3%

Income

 <138% FPLb

74.6%

1.7%

17.0%

1.4%

8.4%

0.9%

 ≥138% FPL

84.1%

0.9%

12.8%

0.7%

3.1%

0.4%

Education

 ≤High school

79.0%

1.1%

15.6%

1.0%

5.4%

0.6%

 >High school

85.9%

1.2%

11.5%

1.0%

2.6%

0.4%

Married or with partner

 Yes

85.6%

0.9%

11.5%

0.9%

2.9%

0.3%

 Noc

76.6%

1.4%

17.4%

1.1%

6.0%

0.7%

Co-morbidities

 0 or 1

86.4%

1.2%

11.7%

1.0%

2.0%

0.3%

 2 or more

79.8%

1.0%

14.9%

0.8%

5.3%

0.6%

  1. aWeighted 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