Sub-national patterns and correlates of depression among adults aged 45 years and older: findings from wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is a major public health challenge linked with several poor health outcomes and disabilities among adults aged 45 years and older in India. We aimed to describe the prevalence of depression and its association with a variety of sociodemographic correlates and co-existing health conditions for this age group in India and its states.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, data from wave 1 (baseline) of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India were used to estimate the national and subnational state level age-standardised prevalence of depression-major depressive episodes-using the internationally validated Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form (CIDI-SF) scale. Hierarchical mixed effect multivariate logistic regression models were used t

SUBMITTER: Perianayagam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature