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Table 2 Major Depressive Episode, Approximation of Annual Incidence.

From: Markov models of major depression for linking psychiatric epidemiology to clinical practice

  

Major Depressive Episode Incidence

 
  

1994–96

1996–98

1998–00

Average

Sex

Male

2.8 (1.9 – 3.6)

2.5 (1.9 – 3.1)

2.9 (2.2 – 3.6)

2.7

 

Female

4.3 (3.7 – 5.0)

4.7 (3.8 – 5.5)

4.6 (3.8 – 5.3)

4.5

Age

12–25

5.3 (3.8 – 6.9)

5.2 (3.5 – 6.8)

4.8 (3.3 – 6.2)

5.1

 

26–45

3.6 (2.7 – 4.5)

3.8 (3.1 – 4.5)

4.1 (3.6 – 5.2)

3.8

 

46–65

2.8 (2.0 – 3.6)

2.8 (1.8 – 3.7)

2.7 (2.0 – 3.5)

2.8

 

> 65

1.5 (0.5 – 2.4)

1.6 (0.6 – 2.6)

1.5 (0.6 – 2.4)

1.5

Marital Status

Wid/Sep/Div or Single

3.7 (2.4 – 5.0)

3.5 (2.4 – 4.5)

3.5 (2.5 – 4.5)

3.6

 

Married*

3.6 (3.0 – 4.1)

3.5 (3.2 – 4.4)

3.8 (3.2 – 4.4)

3.6

Education

Some > HS

2.8 (2.2 – 3.2)

3.9 (3.2 – 4.7)

3.7 (3.1 – 4.4)

3.5

 

≤ High School

4.6 (3.6 – 5.4)

2.9 (2.3 – 3.6)

3.8 (2.9 – 4.7)

3.8

  1. * includes "common law" status.