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Table 1 The main clinical characteristics and gender differences in the old age study population (N = 60) (Pearson’s Chi-square test and Mantel–Haenszel test)

From: Untreated depressive symptoms significantly worsen quality of life in old age and may lead to the misdiagnosis of dementia: a cross-sectional study

 

Male

N = 13 (%)

Female

N = 47 (%)

Total

N = 60 (%)

Chi2

p-value

Mantel–Haenszel test (Male = 1)

OR

p-value

Dementia (MMSE)

7 (53.8)

23 (48.9)

30 (50)

0.001

0.617

0.986

0.982

Depression (GDS)

7 (53.8)

19 (40.4)

26 (43.3)

0.74

0.29

0.582

0.39

Psychiatric treatment (previous)

6 (46.2)

17 (36.2)

23 (38.3)

0.429

0.365

0.661

0.514

Psychiatric treatment (current)

4 (30.8)

11 (23.4)

15 (25)

0.295

0.415

0.688

0.589

Mental disorder (patient’s history)

 Depression

2 (15.4)

10 (21.3)

12 (20)

0.221

0.488

1.486

0.64

 Dementia

1 (7.7)

10 (21.3)

11 (18.3)

1.255

0.247

3.243

0.285

 Addiction

2 (15.4)

0 (0)

2 (3.3)

7.48

0.44

–

–

 Psychosis

1 (7.7)

3 (6.4)

4 (6.7)

0.028

0.634

0.818

0.867

Psychopharmacologic medication (current)

7 (53.8)

25 (53.2)

32 (53.3)

0.002

0.608

0.974

0.967

 Anxiolytic

2 (15.4)

11 (23.4)

13 (21.7)

0.386

0.422

1.618

0.538

 Hypnotic

1 (7.7)

3 (6.4)

4 (6.7)

0.028

0.634

0.818

0.867

 Antidepressant

3 (23.1)

8 (17)

11 (18.3)

0.249

0.443

0.684

0.619

 Antipsychotic

3 (23.1)

6 (12.8)

9 (15)

0.849

0.299

0.488

0.364

  1. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examiner, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, OR odds ratio