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Table 2 Age-standardized prevalence (%) of depression-related variables by sex, and age-adjusted prevalence ratios (PR)* in women (reference: men)

From: Is the diagnosis and treatment of depression gender-biased? Evidence from a population-based aging cohort in Sweden

 

Men

(%)

Women

(%)

Age-adjusted PR (95% CI)

SNAC-K-based diagnosis of depression

5.0

5.1

1.06 (0.75–1.50)

Register-based diagnosis of depression

6.1

9.7

1.63 (1.23–2.16)

Use of antidepressants

5.6

9.8

1.79 (1.34–2.40)

  1. *In bold, statistically significant PRs (p value ≤ 0.05)