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Table 2 Reclassification of depressive symptom trajectories

From: Trajectories of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling Korean older adults: findings from the Korean longitudinal study of aging (2006–2016)

Original trajectories

N(%)

Reclassified trajectories

N(%)

Class 1 No depressive symptoms

143(7.1)

Group 1 None

583(28.9)

Class 2 Persistent minimal depressive symptoms

440(21.8)

Class 3 Slowly worsening depressive symptoms

491(24.3)

Group 2 Slowly worsening

491(24.3)

Class 4 Rapidly worsening depressive symptoms

353(17.5)

Group 3 Rapidly worsening

353(17.5)

Class 5 Improving depressive symptoms

249(12.4)

Group 4 Improving

249(12.4)

Class 6 Persistently severe depressive symptoms

340(16.9)

Group 5 Persistently severe

340(16.9)