TY - JOUR
T1 - Depressive symptoms of Whites and African Americans aged 60 years and older
AU - Gallo, Joseph J.
AU - Cooper-Patrick, Lisa
AU - Lesikar, Sandra
PY - 1998/9
Y1 - 1998/9
N2 - Consistent with prior work, our hypothesis was that oiler African Americans are less likely to report dysphoria than are older Whites. Study subjects were 968 participants aged 60 years and oiler in Baltimore, Maryland, and 1,486 participants aged 60 years and oiler in the Durham- Piedmont region of North Carolina who identified themselves as African American or White and who had complete data on symptoms of depression active in the one month prior to interview, as well as several covariates thought to be related to depression. The effect of self-reported race on the endorsement of symptoms from the section on Major Depression in the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was estimated employing structural equations with a measurement model. Older African Americans were less likely to report dysphoria than oiler Whites, although this only achieved statistical significance by conventional standards at the Durham-Piedmont site. Oiler African Americans at both sites were significantly more likely to report thoughts of death.
AB - Consistent with prior work, our hypothesis was that oiler African Americans are less likely to report dysphoria than are older Whites. Study subjects were 968 participants aged 60 years and oiler in Baltimore, Maryland, and 1,486 participants aged 60 years and oiler in the Durham- Piedmont region of North Carolina who identified themselves as African American or White and who had complete data on symptoms of depression active in the one month prior to interview, as well as several covariates thought to be related to depression. The effect of self-reported race on the endorsement of symptoms from the section on Major Depression in the Diagnostic Interview Schedule was estimated employing structural equations with a measurement model. Older African Americans were less likely to report dysphoria than oiler Whites, although this only achieved statistical significance by conventional standards at the Durham-Piedmont site. Oiler African Americans at both sites were significantly more likely to report thoughts of death.
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U2 - 10.1093/geronb/53B.5.P277
DO - 10.1093/geronb/53B.5.P277
M3 - Article
C2 - 9750564
AN - SCOPUS:0031661254
SN - 1079-5014
VL - 53
SP - P277-P286
JO - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
JF - Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
IS - 5
ER -