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Table 3 Prevalence and Risk ratios of depressive symptoms according to the presence of multiple chronic diseases

From: The relationship between multiple chronic diseases and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly populations: results of a 2009 korean community health survey of 156,747 participants

 

40-59 yr

≥60 yr

(No. participants = 88,749)

(No. participants = 67,998)

Prevalence (%)

Adjusted

95% CLb

CES-D-Kc

Prevalence (%)

Adjusted

95% CLb

CES-D-Kc

risk ratioa

Median

IQR

p d

risk ratioa

Median

IQR

p d

No. of diseases

0

7.67

  

3

0-7

<0.001

10.78

  

4

1-9

<0.001

1

10.7

1.429

1.35-1.51

3

1-8

14.22

1.222

1.15-1.30

4

1-10

2

14.95

1.879

1.74-2.03

4

1-11

18.03

1.468

1.37-1.57

6

2-12

3

20.88

2.602

2.32-2.92

5

2-13

24.12

1.93

1.80-2.07

7

3-15

4 or more

33.72

4.465

3.81-5.23

8

3-19

32.09

2.643

2.45-2.85

10

4-19

Multiple chronic diseases

No

8.49

  

3

0-7

<0.001

12.65

  

4

1-9

<0.001

Yes

17.8

1.939

1.82-2.06

5

1-12

22.75

1.620

1.55-1.69

7

2-14

  1. aMultivariate logistic regression model adjusted for age (continuous variable), gender, marital status, employment, occupational categories, education, income and residence location
  2. b95% CL; 95% confidence limits
  3. cCES-D-K; Korean version of Center for epidemiological studies depression
  4. dP-values were obtained by Student’s t-test or ANOVA using CES-D-K score transformed by natural logarithm
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