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March 25, 2024European Journal of Mental HealthOpen Access

Factors associated with exhibiting symptoms of depression included female sex, age older than 70 years, physical disability, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, among other demographic variables.

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Why the study?

Depression affects approximately 280 million people worldwide, prompting an evaluation of the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors in the Peruvian population.

Population

Peruvian population

Design

Analytical cross-sectional study

Authors

GZGianella Zulema Zeñas-TrujilloVVVíctor Juan Vera-Ponce

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Overview

May inform screening priorities among older Peruvian adults with diabetes or hypertension; leaves open causal directions and generalizability beyond cross-sectional data.

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Population
Peruvian population assessed via a National Health Survey
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Outcome
Prevalence of depressive symptoms and their associated factors

Multiple demographic and clinical factors, including older age, female sex, diabetes, and hypertension, are significantly associated with depressive symptoms in the Peruvian population.

Cite This Study

Zeñas-Trujillo et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701b0cb27f158178273210https://doi.org/10.5708/ejmh.19.2024.0017
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