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Table 2 Prevalence of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) by previous mental health diagnosis and key covariate levels, n = 57,446

From: Depressive symptoms among Peruvian adult residents amidst a National Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Previous Mental Health Diagnosis

Yes

No

NR

n = 9383

n = 46,585

n = 1282

X% (95% CI)

X% (95% CI)

X% (95% CI)

Sex

 Male

53.6 (49.5, 57.7)

24.9 (23.7, 26.1)

60.8 (50.3, 70.5)

 Female

62.2 (59.3, 64.9)

35.3 (34, 36.6)

59.9 (52, 67.4)

Age group

 18–24 years

73 (68.9, 76.7)

44.1 (42.4, 45.8)

74.7 (66.1, 81.7)

 25–34 years

65.9 (62.1, 69.6)

35.5 (34, 37.1)

59.1 (48.4, 69)

 35–55 years

58.3 (53.4, 63)

26.6 (24.8, 28.5)

48.7 (34.1, 63.5)

 45–54 years

49.4 (43.4, 55.3)

23.4 (21.1, 25.8)

49 (29.7, 68.5)

 55 years+

51.4 (45.1, 57.5)

21.7 (19.5, 24)

56.3 (36.9, 73.9)

Region

 Metropolitan Lima

58.2 (54.7, 61.7)

28.3 (26.9, 29.8)

65.1 (54.3, 74.5)

 Resto Coast

60.1 (54.7, 65.3)

28 (26.3, 29.8)

62.8 (48.8, 75)

 Andes

60.1 (55.9, 64.2)

33.5 (31.9, 35.2)

56.7 (46.8, 66.2)

 Jungle

55.1 (45.3, 64.6)

29.2 (26.1, 32.5)

54.8 (34.5, 73.5)

Education

 Less than high school

61.4 (55, 67.3)

34.8 (32.4, 37.2)

63.9 (44.6, 79.5)

 Completed high school

62.1 (59.1, 64.9)

31.2 (30.1, 32.3)

62.4 (55.2, 69)

 Undergraduate or higher

49.4 (45.3, 53.5)

22.3 (21, 23.6)

46.7 (33.9, 60)

Marital status

 Single

67.5 (64.5, 70.4)

35.7 (34.4, 37)

67.3 (60, 73.9)

 Married

47.3 (42.1, 52.6)

22.9 (21.1, 24.7)

53.9 (37.6, 69.5)

 Living together

57.9 (52.7, 63)

28 (26.3, 29.8)

41.8 (28.8, 56.1)

 Other

55.7 (48, 63.2)

32.3 (28.5, 36.3)

65.6 (38.8, 85.2)

Household size

  < 4

56.4 (52.7, 60.1)

28.8 (27.4, 30.2)

58.1 (48, 67.5)

  ≥ 4

61 (57.9, 64)

30.9 (29.8, 32.1)

62.1 (53.9, 69.6)

Employment

 Formal employment

44.4 (40.0, 49.0)

21.4 (19.9, 22.8).

45.7 (32.0, 60.2).

 Informal employment

63.6 (57.1,69.6)

28.6 (26.4, 30.9)

39.3 (23.3, 58.0)

 Unemployed before lockdown

64.6 (59.8, 69.2)

35.7 (33.6, 37.9)

68.5 (56.8, 78.2)

 Recently unemployed

63.0 (59.2, 66.7)

34.2 (32.7,3 5.8)

68.8 (59.0, 77.0)

Household income

 Up to 930 PEN

63.8 (59.6, 67.9)

33.4 (31.8, 35.1)

56.2 (43.9, 67.9)

 931–1860 PEN

57.9 (52.4, 63.1)

29.2 (27.2, 31.2)

60.7 (44.4, 75)

 1861–2790 PEN

56.5 (48.8, 63.9)

26.5 (23.9, 29.3)

62.1 (39.3, 80.6)

 2791–4650 PEN

45.9 (37.4, 54.7)

23.4 (20.6, 26.5)

61.8 (36, 82.3)

 More than 4650 PEN

43.8 (35.8, 52.1)

19.2 (16.6, 22.1)

73.6 (50.6, 88.3)

 Prefer not to respond

62.1 (57.5, 66.5)

31 (29.3, 32.8)

61.3 (51.4, 70.4)

COVID-19 infection

 No

59.1 (56.7, 61.5)

29.8 (29, 30.7)

60.1 (53.7, 66.2)

 Yes

55.8 (32, 77.1)

43.9 (33.4, 54.9)

58.4 (11.3, 93.9)

Comorbidities

 No

57.8 (54.7, 60.8)

27.7 (26.7, 28.8)

58.9 (51.5, 65.9)

 Yes

60.9 (56.9, 64.7)

34.3 (32.6, 36.1)

58.8 (46.8, 69.8)

Total

59 (56.7, 61.4)

30 (29.1, 30.9)

60.3 (54, 66.3)

  1. X% (95% CI), values are presented as proportions and linearized 95% confidence intervals