Table 2 Point Prevalence of positivity at screening for depression by PHQ9 in the Sardinian immigrant sample and the Sardinian residents in Sardinia (database “Loss of Sadness” survey)
Age | N(%) Sardinians in Argentina | N(%) Sardinians in Sardinia | Statistical Comparisons |
|---|---|---|---|
≤40 Male | 1 (8.3) | 21 (8.2) | Chi square with Yates correction = 0.001, 1df, P = 0.999, OR = 0.093, 95%IC 0.04–7.53 |
≤40 Female | 0 (0) | 48 (18.6) | Chi square = 9.32, 1df, P < 0.002, OR = 0.00, 95%IC 0.00–0.52 |
>40 Male | 10 (7.5) | 38 (8.1) | Chi square = 0.260, 1df, P = 0.610, OR = 0.82, 95%IC 0.36–1.83 |
>40 Female | 23 (17.8) | 90 (17.4) | Chi square = 0.05, P = 0.823; OR = 0.94 CI95% 0.55–1.61 |
Male | 11 (7.5) | 59 (8.1) | Chi square = 0.06, 1df, P = 0.81 OR = 0.92; IC95% 0.44–1.92 |
Female | 23 (14.2) | 138 (17.8) | Chi square = 0.16, 1df, P = 0.28 OR = 0.76; IC95% 0.46–1.27 |
≤40 (M + F) | 1 (2.2) | 69 (13.4) | Chi square = 3.88, 1df, P = 0.04; OR = 0.17; IC95% 0.01–0.99 |
>40 (M + F) | 33 (12.5) | 128 (12.9) | Chi square = 0.03, 1df, P = 0.86 OR = 0.94; IC95% 0.62–1.47 |
Total | 34 (11.1) | 197 (13.1) | Chi square =1.13, 1df, P = 0.31 OR = 0.82, 95%IC 0.54–1.22 |
Total after direct standardisation | 27.9 (8.7) | 197 (13.1) | Chi square =4.0, 1df, P = 0.046 OR = 0.66, 95%IC 0.41–0.99 |