Table 4 Characteristics of patients with remission of depression at follow-up and reference group and comparison of their characteristics

71

(100)

106

Socio-demographic variables

Females

N (%)

50

(70.4)

70

(66.0)

n.s.

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

75.4

(6.3)

73.0

(7.9)

**

Education ≥ 10 years

N (%)

31

(46.3)

81

(79.4)

**

Health condition

History of cardiovascular disease

N (%)

48

(67.6)

25

(24.8)

**

GMHR: poor health

N (%)

35

(49.3)

16

(15.1)

**

MMSE-NR score

Mean (SD)

26.9

(3.0)

29.0

(1.1)

**

I-ADL score

Mean (SD)

11.3

(4.9)

9.6

(4.2)

**

History of psychiatric problems

N (%)

53

(74.6)

35

(33.0)

**

MADRS score

Mean (SD)

5.4

(4.5)

2.2

(3.9)

**