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Table 2 Characteristics of the sample (N = 510)

From: The Netherlands study of depression in older persons (NESDO); a prospective cohort study

 

Depressed persons (n = 378)

Non-depressed controls (n = 132)

p

Age, mean (SD)

70.7 (7.4)

70.1 (7.2)

0.37

- 60-69, n (%)

189 (50.0)

74 (56.1)

0.48

- 70-79, n (%)

132 (34.9)

40 (30.3)

 

- > 80, n (%)

57 (15.1)

18 (13.6)

 

Female, n (%)

250 (66.1)

81 (61.4)

0.34

Level of education

  

< 0.001

- Low, n (%)

78 (20.6)

9 (6.8)

 

- Middle, n (%)

221 (58.5)

71 (53.8)

 

- High, n (%)

79 (20.9)

52 (39.4)

 

Marital status

  

0.001

- Never been married, n (%)

30 (7.9)

10 (7.6)

 

- Married, n (%)

174 (46.0)

86 (65.2)

 

- Living apart, n (%)

16 (4.2)

0

 

- Divorced, n (%)

54 (14.3)

10 (7.6)

 

- Widow(er), n (%)

104 (27.5)

26 (19.7)

 

Cognitive function, mean MMSE1 (SD)

27.69

28.34

0.001

  1. 1 MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination