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| Factors associated with depressive symptoms in non-demented community-dwelling elderly | | Author(s) | Dylan G Harwood, Warren W Barker, Raymond L Ownby |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 5, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 331-337 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; At risk ; Living in the community ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors examined the risk for depressive symptoms associated with age, education, ethnicity, gender, marital status, apolipoprotein E genotype (APOE) and memory complaints among non-demented older people. This investigation included 506 older Americans living in the community who were screened for memory impairment and classified as non-demented based on age and education-adjusted Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSAdj) scores of 24 or greater. The prevalence of significant depressive symptoms (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) was 12.1% (N=61). Increased risk for depression was associated with female gender, Cuban American ethnicity, and memory complaints. Factors not confirmed by this study include age, education, marital status and APOE genotype. An observed APOE e4 allele frequency of 0.13 supports the normal cognitive classification of the sample. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825255 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: CA3: K4: 7T |
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