Table 3 Presence of comorbidities and their association with depression (n = 490)
Comorbidities | Total sample (n = 490) | Depression according to HADS-D (cut-off ≥ 11) | p-value (Chi-square or t test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not depressed(n = 420) | Depressed (n = 70) | |||
Comorbidities, n (%) | 445 (90.8%) | 379 (90.2%) | 66 (94.3%) | 0.373 |
Cardiovascular | 275 (56.1%) | 231 (55.0%) | 44 (62.9%) | 0.243 |
Endocrinological | 127 (25.9%) | 105 (25.0%) | 22 (31.4%) | 0.302 |
Neoplastic | 58 (11.8%) | 49 (11.7%) | 9 (12.9%) | 0.841 |
Pulmonary | 43 (8.8%) | 36 (8.6%) | 7 (10.0%) | 0.651 |
Neurological | 9 (1.8%) | 8 (1.9%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0.999 |
Gastroenterological | 144 (29.4%) | 117 (27.9%) | 27 (38.6%) | 0.088 |
Rheumatological | 218 (44.5%) | 177 (42.1%) | 41 (58.6%) | 0.013 |