Table 1 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of the study population (N = 2,941)
Men (n = 1,091) | Women (n = 1,850) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Register-based diagnosis of depression | ||||
No | 1026 | 94.0 | 1671 | 90.3 |
Yes | 65 | 6.0 | 179 | 9.7 |
SNAC-K-based diagnosis of depression | ||||
No | 1042 | 95.5 | 1754 | 94.8 |
Yes | 49 | 4.5 | 96 | 5.2 |
Burden of depressive symptoms (MADRS) Mean (SD) | 2.26 (3.68) | 2.94 (4.13) | ||
Use of antidepressants | ||||
No | 1033 | 94.7 | 1669 | 90.2 |
Yes | 58 | 5.3 | 181 | 9.8 |
Age group | ||||
<78 years | 728 | 66.7 | 982 | 53.1 |
≥78 years | 363 | 33.3 | 868 | 46.9 |
Physician visits in the last year | ||||
0 | 222 | 20.4 | 197 | 10.6 |
1–2 | 219 | 20.1 | 383 | 20.7 |
3–5 | 210 | 19.2 | 369 | 19.9 |
6–10 | 154 | 14.1 | 358 | 19.4 |
>10 | 286 | 26.2 | 543 | 29.4 |
Social class | ||||
Non-manual | 888 | 81.4 | 1404 | 75.9 |
Manual | 180 | 16.5 | 352 | 19.0 |
Missing | 23 | 2.1 | 94 | 5.1 |