The prevalence of late-life depression in a Portuguese community sample: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group study

Gonçalves-Pereira, Manuel; Prina, Matthew; Cardoso, Ana Margarida; Silva, Joaquim Alves da; Prince, Martin; Xavier, Miguel; Portugal, Workgroup in

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“…Depression is a major mental health problem in old people. Population-based prevalence of depression in seniors was about 4.2-25.1% as reported in different studies [2][3][4][5]. Individuals with depressive symptoms may be also susceptible to metabolic syndrome (MetS) which is a common health issue in older adults.…”

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Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome components among older Chinese adults

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Qian

Ma³

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Background: Few studies examined associations between depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome (MetS) among older Chinese adults. Considering that the prevalence of depressive symptoms is high in older Chinese adults, we aimed to examine associations of depressive symptoms with MetS and its components in older Chinese adults.Methods: Data from a community-based cross-sectional study of 4579 Chinese adults aged 60 years or older were analyzed. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire. The presence of MetS was defined based on the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria, which include obesity, reduced blood high-density lipoprotein, high blood pressure (BP), elevated fasting plasma glucose and hypertriglyceridemia. A participant was considered as having MetS if he or she met at least three of the above-mentioned criteria.Results: In all participants, depressive symptoms were related to elevated fasting plasma glucose (≥ 7.0 mmol/L) (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.50, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.00-2.20]) and diabetes (adjusted OR = 1.50, 95% CI [1.01-2.20]). The associations of depressive symptoms with MetS and its components were not significant among women. However, there was a negative association between depressive symptoms and elevated systolic BP (≥ 130 mm Hg) (OR = 0.59, 95% CI [0.4-0.9]), and similar findings were observed after adjusting for lifestyle-related variables in men. Conclusions:In older Chinese adults, depressive symptoms were negatively associated with elevated systolic BP in men while these findings were not found in women.

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Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome components among older Chinese adults

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Ma³

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“…Epidemiological studies of late-life depression in HICs (Thielke et al ., 2010) as well as in LMICs (Guerra et al ., 2016) report widely varying prevalence estimates. Community-based studies using standardised criteria such as the ICD 10 and DSM IV for clinically significant depression report an average prevalence of 3% (Goncalves-Pereira et al ., 2019). Rates of late-life depressive episodes (Guerra et al ., 2016) and MDD (Bromet et al ., 2011) are observed to be higher in LMICs than in HICs, and in nearly all cases, the prevalence of clinically significant late-life depression is higher for women than for men and in rural locations than urban centres (Bromet et al ., 2011; Guerra et al ., 2016).…”

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“…Late-life MDD is consistently associated with economic, health and lifestyle factors in HICs (Goncalves-Pereira et al ., 2019). These factors have also been significantly linked with depression in older adults living in LMICs (Lotfaliany et al ., 2019).…”

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“…The well-known relationship between low economic position and late-life depression in HICs (Goncalves-Pereira et al ., 2019) was not replicated in the ISA with the use of asset-based measurement of economic status, a commonly used indicator of wealth in low-income settings (Ferguson et al ., 2003). Nevertheless, incident MDD was associated with a lifetime of unskilled occupation in men (Ojagbemi et al ., 2018 b ).…”

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Late-life depression in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from the Ibadan Study of Ageing

Ojagbemi

Bello

Gureje

2020

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The population surviving to old age in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is increasing rapidly in consonance with the rest of the world. Nevertheless, the sub-region offers unique challenges to survival across the lifespan. The determinants of health and ageing in SSA are thus likely different from those in higher income countries. The need to explore pressing epidemiological and health service challenges of older people living in SSA in the context of multiple social changes and rapid ageing of the population provided the rationale for the Ibadan Study of Ageing (ISA). This article appraises ISA findings in relation to late-life depression. It concludes that healthcare policies in SSA need to deliberately prioritise the treatment of depression and other mental health problems in late-life in order to stem the neglect of older people's mental health in the region.

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“…In a community survey, our group used comprehensive assessments, valid for geriatric depression. 3 The prevalence was 4.4% (95% CI 2.8 -8.1) using ICD-10 criteria. However, EURO-D (the SHARE study depression screening tool) estimates were 18.0% (95% CI 16.0 -20.1).…”

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Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Geriatric Assessment of the Portuguese Population Aged 65 and Over Living in the Community: The PEN-3S study”. On Clinically Significant Depression and Validity of Cut-off Points.

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The prevalence of late-life depression in a Portuguese community sample: A 10/66 Dementia Research Group study

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Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome components among older Chinese adults

Depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome components among older Chinese adults

Late-life depression in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from the Ibadan Study of Ageing

Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Geriatric Assessment of the Portuguese Population Aged 65 and Over Living in the Community: The PEN-3S study”. On Clinically Significant Depression and Validity of Cut-off Points.

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