Research Article

A Community-Based Walk-In Screening of Depression in Taiwan

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of recruited aged participants#.

N = 772
NorthernCentral SouthernEasternP valueTotal

Number 
(n, %)
67 
8.7%
166 
21.6%
359 
46.4%
180 
23.3%
772 
100%
Age, years 
(mean ± SD)
75.2 ± 6.773.1 ± 6.574.6 ± 6.476.5 ± 6.7<0.00174.8 ± 6.6
Sex 
(Female/n, %)
43 
64.2%
106 
66.3%
239 
67.5%
119 
66.1%
0.953507 
66.6%
CES-D score 
(mean ± SD)
5.0 ± 8.34.5 ± 6.77.2 ± 8.05.5 ± 9.30.0026.0 ± 8.2

Age ≥65 y/o participants.