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After an average of 12 years of follow-up, 282 women and 740 men reported depressive symptoms.
Less men reported depressive symptoms compared to women (28% vs. 22%, p < .01).01
Alternatively, less men reported depressive symptoms (OR 0.72, 95% CI 0.59-0.89).
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One thousand one hundred and sixty-six men reported no depressive symptoms at assessment (total GDS-15 score = 0) and were used as the reference group in a fully adjusted Cox regression model that included all measured demographic, lifestyle and comorbid variables (measured by the Charlson index).
The prevalence of reported depressive symptoms was alarmingly high in our study group; approximately 50% of the men and almost 65% of the women confirmed at least one of the two depressive items.
Among them, 17% reported depressive symptoms of mild or higher levels (PHQ-9 score ≥ 5; 13.9% of men and 19.7% of women, χ = 14.4, p <0.001).
Participants also reported depressive symptoms being linked to religion.
The results show that persistent depressive symptoms were associated with CAC in men although participants reporting depressive symptoms only at one time point were not at elevated risk of CAC.
21 A study of US residents found that 45% of women compared with 32% of men reported 4 or 5 depressive symptoms.
Information from the first three cycles of the NPHS on Canadians aged 12 and over indicated that approximately twice as many women as men reported symptoms of a major depressive episode: in 1994 1995, 7.1% of women compared with 3.3% of men; in 1996 1997, 5.4% of women compared with 2.7% of men; and in 1998 1999, 5.7% compared with 2.9%.
In a US study of primary care patients with probable current depressive disorder, 8% of women and 19% of men reported hazardous drinking [ 24].
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