Black–White Differences in Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Over Time

This study examines racial differences in depressive symptoms among older adults over time. The subjects were 4,275 community-dwelling persons aged 65 and older (62% Black) who participated in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) during a period of 9 years. Depression was measured using a sum...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2005-05, Vol.60 (3), p.P136-P142
Main Authors: Skarupski, Kimberly A., Mendes de Leon, Carlos F., Bienias, Julia L., Barnes, Lisa L., Everson-Rose, Susan A., Wilson, Robert S., Evans, Denis A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
African Americans - psychology
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Black people
Black White Differences
Chicago - epidemiology
Chicago, Illinois
Cohort Studies
Community Mental Health Centers - standards
Depression
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - epidemiology
Depression - etiology
Elderly
European Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Health Status
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mood disorders
Older people
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Racial differences
Risk Factors
Sex Differences
Sex Distribution
White people
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Summary:This study examines racial differences in depressive symptoms among older adults over time. The subjects were 4,275 community-dwelling persons aged 65 and older (62% Black) who participated in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP) during a period of 9 years. Depression was measured using a summary score of the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression scale (CES-D). We modeled depressive symptoms using the method of General Estimating Equations and a Poisson error structure. We found a significant race effect at baseline with Blacks reporting approximately 60% more symptoms than Whites (\batchmode \documentclass[fleqn,10pt,legalpaper]{article} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amsmath} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \({\hat{{\beta}}}\) \end{document} = 0.467 on the log scale, p
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/60.3.P136