Gender differences in positive screen for depression and diagnosis among older adults in Chile

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Sociodemographic and health characteristics of the sample

	Total (N = 3786)	Men (N = 1803)	Women (N = 1983)	P-value
Age				0.3
60–69	50.24	51.27	49.35
70–79	32.43	32.85	32.06
80+	17.33	15.87	18.59
Education				0.09
Less than 8	38.22	36.60	39.62
8–11	27.68	26.94	28.31
12 or more	34.11	36.46	32.07
Marital status				< 0.001
Married	55.56	70.13	42.89
Single	11.30	8.54	13.70
Separated/Divorced	9.34	8.48	10.10
Widowed	23.80	12.85	33.31
Lving alone				0.001
Yes	16.51	13.75	18.91
Self-rated health				< 0.001
Good	35.91	40.36	32.06
Poor	64.09	59.64	67.94
Disability				< 0.001
Yes	23.06	17.72	27.70
Chronic conditions				< 0.001
0	27.82	34.44	22.07
1–2	54.85	53.94	55.64
3 or more	17.33	11.62	22.29

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