Socio-demographic, behavioural and psycho-social factors associated with depression in two Russian cities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Russia has a high burden of suicide and alcohol-attributable mortality. However there have been few studies of the epidemiology of depression.

Methods

The study population was 5077 men and women aged 35-69 years from a cross-sectional population based survey in the cities of Arkhangelsk and Novosibirsk (2015-17). Moderate depression was defined as Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score≥10. Risk factors considered were socio-demographic factors (age, sex, marital status, living alone, education, employment status, financial constraints); health behaviours (smoking, alcohol use) and psycho-social factors (life events and social support).

Results

After mutual adjustment for all other factors, there was evidence that PHQ-9≥10 was associated with sex (high

SUBMITTER: Cook S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626563 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature