Depression symptomatology and diagnosis: discordance between patients and physicians in primary care settings

BMC Primary Care

Table 1 Characteristics of Study Sample (n = 304)

Variables	Categories	N	%
Gender	Male	74	24.3
	Female	230	75.7
Age	≤ 34 years	29	9.5
	35–44 years	62	20.4
Mean age: 49.72 years	45–54 years	104	34.2
Mean age: Male: 48.05 years	55–64 years	85	28.0
Mean age: Female: 50.26 years	≥ 65 years	24	7.9
Ethnicity	Latino/Hispanic	191	62.8
	Black/African American	75	24.7
	Caucasian/White	20	6.6
	Other	18	5.9
Marital Status	Single/Never married	101	33.2
	Married/Living with partner	111	36.5
	Separated/Divorced	69	22.7
	Widowed	12	3.9
Employment Status	Employed full time or part time	97	38.0
	Unemployed	75	29.4
	Disabled	31	12.2
	Retired	12	4.7
	Homemaker	40	15.7
Highest Level of Educational	None	19	6.3
	Less than high school or GED	152	50.0
	High school or GED	60	19.7
	College degree or more	59	19.4
Health Insurance Status	No health insurance coverage	144	48.4
	Some source of health insurance	147	47.4
Depression Diagnosis	Depression PHQ-9 Score ≥ 10	229	75.3
	Depression Diagnosis by Physician when PHQ-9 ≥ 10	71	31.0
Depression Diagnosis and Functional Impairment	Depression PHQ-9 Score ≥ 10 and Functional Impairment	175	57.6
	Depression Diagnosis by Physician when PHQ-9 ≥ 10 and Functional Impairment	66	37.7

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