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Table 3 The detection rate of depression in the elderly in different years

From: Factors affecting the evolution of Chinese elderly depression: a cross-sectional study

Depression a

2011

2013

2015

2018

Trend

χ2

P value

Total

     

81.256

< 0.001

 Yes

1872(36.8)

1876(38.7)

2224(42.7)

2822(44.5)

↑

  

 No

3209(63.2)

2977(61.3)

2983(57.3)

3521(55.5)

   

Add sample b

     

4.185

0.041

 Yes

–

669(37.7)

837(40.8)

1309(41.1)

↑

  

 No

–

1104(62.3)

1216(59.2)

1877(58.9)

   

Duplicate sample c

     

45.972

< 0.001

 Yes

494(37.4)

538(40.8)

594(45.0)

657(49.8)

↑

  

 No

826(62.6)

782(59.2)

726(55.0)

663(50.2)

   
  1. ↑This means that the change in the detection rate of depression in the elderly in the fourth phase of the survey shows an upward trend
  2. a Chi-square test is used to explore the difference in the detection rate of different types of elderly depression in different years
  3. b New samples added during interval years, The newly added number of people in the three phases of the 2013, 2015, and 2018 surveys are: (N = 1773); (N = 2053); (N = 3186), respectively
  4. c The elderly people who have been in these four surveys, (N = 1320)