Prevalence of depression by race/ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Stephanie A Riolo; Tuan Anh Nguyen; John F Greden; Cheryl A King

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2004.047225

Prevalence of depression by race/ethnicity: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Am J Public Health. 2005 Jun;95(6):998-1000. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.047225.

Authors

Stephanie A Riolo¹, Tuan Anh Nguyen, John F Greden, Cheryl A King

Affiliation

¹ Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 2101 Commonwealth Blvd, Suite C, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-0766, USA. sriolo@umich.edu

Abstract

Depression prevalence was examined by race/ethnicity in a nationally representative sample. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule was administered to 8449 (response rate=96.1%) participants (aged 15-40 years). Prevalence of major depressive disorder was significantly higher in Whites than in African Americans and Mexican Americans; the opposite pattern was found for dysthymic disorder. Across racial/ethnic groups, poverty was a significant risk factor for major depressive disorder, but significant interactions occurred between race/ethnicity, gender, and education in relation to prevalence of dysthymic disorder.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
African Americans / psychology*
African Americans / statistics & numerical data
Depressive Disorder, Major / epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major / ethnology*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Dysthymic Disorder / epidemiology
Dysthymic Disorder / ethnology*
European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology*
European Continental Ancestry Group / statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Mexican Americans / psychology*
Mexican Americans / statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology