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Table 3 Prevalence of loneliness, depression and anxiety

From: Prevalence of loneliness and association with depressive and anxiety symptoms among retirees in Northcentral Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Outcomes

n (%)

Loneliness

 Not Lonely

859 (78.2)

 Lonely

240 (21.8)

Depression

 Non-Depressed

528 (48.0)

 Depressed

571 (52.0)

Anxiety

 Non-anxious

795 (72.3)

 Anxious

304 (27.7)

*Anxious depression

 Anxious depressed

225 (20.5)

 Non-anxious depressed

874 (79.5)

  1. Note. Loneliness, ULS-8 score ≥ 24; Depression, DASS 21-D score ≥ 21; Anxiety, DASS 21-A score ≥ 21; *DASS 21-D score ≥ 21+ DASS 21-A score ≥ 21
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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