Research Article
Depression Symptoms and Risk Factors in Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Multisite Cross-Sectional Prevalence Survey
Table 3
Demographic and clinical characteristics for sample population (data are presented as number and percentage unless otherwise specified).
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| | Demographic | | | Gender (male) | 184 (52.6%) | | Age, median (IQR) | 49.0 (31.5–66.5) | | Country of birth | | | Australia | 248 (70.9%) | | Europe | 60 (17.1%) | | Asia | 22 (6.3%) | | Middle East and North Africa | 8 (2.3%) | | Oceania | 7 (2.0%) | | North America | 2 (0.6%) | | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2 (0.6%) | | Unknown | 1 (0.3%) | | Marital status | | | Married | 134 (38.3%) | | Single/never married | 131 (37.4%) | | Widowed | 33 (9.4%) | | Separated/divorced | 32 (9.1%) | | De facto | 17 (4.9%) | | Unknown | 3 (0.9%) | | Socioeconomic status (concession card holder) | 121 (34.6%) | | Mode of arrival (ambulance) | 150 (42.9%) | | Triage score | | | 1 | 10 (2.9%) | | 2 | 44 (12.6%) | | 3 | 139 (39.7%) | | 4 | 138 (39.4%) | | 5 | 19 (5.4%) | | Modal presenting complaint | Abdominal pain | | Modal discharge diagnosis | Musculoskeletal fracture/injury | | ED length of stay, median (IQR) | 297 (193–456) |
| | SCQ | | | Heart disease | 70 (20.0%) | | Hypertension | 102 (29.1%) | | Lung disease | 82 (23.4%) | | Diabetes | 38 (10.9%) | | Ulcer or stomach disease | 95 (27.1%) | | Kidney disease | 44 (12.6%) | | Liver disease | 20 (5.7%) | | Anaemia or other blood diseases | 56 (16.0%) | | Cancer | 49 (14.0%) | | Depression | 119 (34.0%) | | Osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis | 110 (31.4%) | | Back pain | 173 (49.4%) | | Rheumatoid arthritis | 17 (4.9%) | | Other medical problems | 210 (60.0%) |
| | Personal and family history survey | | | Depression diagnosis | 114 (32.6%) | | Anxiety diagnosis | 123 (35.1%) | | Other mood disorder diagnoses | 6 (1.7%) | | Other mental illness diagnoses | 7 (2.0%) | | Current use of antidepressants | 54 (15.4%) | | Discussion of mental health with local doctor | 136 (38.9%) | | Seen mental health service provider in past 6 months | 60 (17.1%) | | Smoking | | | Current | 83 (23.7%) | | Former | 59 (16.9%) | | Alcohol | 212 (60.6%) | | Family history of depression | 121 (34.6%) | | Family history of anxiety | 83 (23.7%) | | Family history of other mood disorders | 35 (10.0%) | | Family history of other mental illnesses | 39 (11.1%) |
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