Table 2

Age-standardised study-specific prevalence of probable depression and depressed affect by gender, marital status and education

Country and cohortMaleFemaleMarried/cohabitatingNot married/cohabitatingHigh educationLow education
Probable depression (%)
CACLSA13.51 (12.76 to 14.27)19.50 (18.65 to 20.36)14.06 (13.37 to 14.75)23.65 (22.52 to 24.78)15.44 (14.77 to 16.11)19.39 (18.26 to 20.51)
NOHUNT4.35 (3.94 to 4.76)4.63 (4.23 to 5.03)4.25 (3.94 to 4.56)5.22 (4.49 to 5.95)2.79 (2.29 to 3.28)4.98 (4.64 to 5.33)
RUHAPIEE19.17 (16.91 to 21.42)37.72 (35.20 to 40.23)24.39 (22.39 to 26.38)40.14 (36.91 to 43.37)23.61 (20.48, 26.73)31.10 (29.07, 33.14)
CZHAPIEE13.85 (12.29 to 15.41)24.69 (22.40 to 26.99)16.30 (14.89 to 17.70)27.67 (24.70 to 30.64)13.82 (10.76 to 16.87)20.11 (18.65, 21.58)
LTHAPIEE25.40 (24.18 to 26.63)29.76 (28.19 to 31.33)18.39 (17.19 to 19.58)42.07 (40.10 to 44.04)20.76 (19.36 to 22.16)34.91 (33.39 to 36.42)
FRRECORD5.16 (4.12 to 6.20)10.90 (9.10 to 12.70)6.52 (5.45 to 7.60)9.56 (7.51 to 11.61)5.44 (4.13 to 6.74)9.05 (7.66 to 10.44)
NLLASA-18.95 (7.39 to 10.51)14.33 (12.63 to 16.02)8.66 (7.00 to 10.33)23.27 (20.19 to 26.36)10.48 (7.17 to 13.79)11.89 (10.65 to 13.13)
NLLASA-25.75 (4.09 to 7.42)9.97 (8.26 to 11.68)6.02 (4.88 to 7.15)25.32 (19.32 to 31.33)5.66 (3.21 to 8.11)8.20 (6.90 to 9.51)
Depressed affect (%)
CACLSA7.01 (6.47 to 7.56)9.79 (9.13 to 10.46)7.33 (6.83 to 7.82)11.62 (10.76 to 12.49)7.88 (7.37 to 8.39)9.90 (9.04 to 10.76)
NOHUNT1.99 (1.73 to 2.25)2.82 (2.51 to 3.12)2.29 (2.06 to 2.53)3.48 (2.84 to 4.11)1.73 (1.39 to 2.07)2.70 (2.45 to 2.96)
RUHAPIEE12.39 (10.34 to 14.44)24.41 (22.08 to 26.74)15.55 (13.78 to 17.33)26.69 (23.62 to 29.75)13.25 (10.72, 15.77)20.88 (18.99 to 22.77)
CZHAPIEE5.60 (4.49 to 6.71)10.63 (9.19 to 12.08)6.60 (5.67 to 7.53)13.10 (10.94 to 15.25)4.73 (3.46 to 6.00)8.84 (7.81 to 9.88)
LTHAPIEE27.04 (25.76 to 28.32)31.87 (30.27 to 33.48)20.61 (19.36 to 21.85)43.15 (41.17 to 45.14)22.81 (21.36 to 24.27)36.43 (34.90 to 37.97)
FRRECORD10.05 (8.72 to 11.39)20.14 (17.86 to 22.41)13.38 (11.93 to 14.84)15.72 (13.31 to 18.13)11.25 (9.53 to 12.97)16.26 (14.51, 18.02)
NLLASA-12.65 (1.91 to 3.40)7.07 (5.78 to 8.36)2.88 (2.23 to 3.53)11.31 (8.95 to 13.67)2.39 (0.93 to 3.84)5.31 (4.44 to 6.18)
NLLASA-21.38 (0.53 to 2.23)2.98 (1.98 to 3.99)1.51 (0.91 to 2.11)8.60 (4.78 to 12.41)0.60 (−0.23 to 1.43)2.53 (1.77 to 3.30)
  • CA, Canada; CLSA, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging; CZ, The Czech Republic; FR, France; HAPIEE, the Health, Alcohol and Psychosocial factors In Eastern Europe; HUNT, the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study; LASA-1, Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam—first cohort; LASA-2, Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam—second cohort; LT, Lithuania; NL, The Netherlands; NO, Norway; PR, prevalence ratio; RECORD, the Residential Environment and CORonary heart Disease study, RU, Russia.