Olusegun Baiyewu|Valerie Smith?Gamble|Kathleen A. Lane|Oye Gureje|Sujuan Gao|Adesola Ogunniyi|Frederick W. Unverzagt|Kathleen Hall|Hugh C. Hendrie
Prevalence estimates of depression in elderly community-dwelling African Americans in Indianapolis and Yoruba in Ibadan, Nigeria
University of Ibadan|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|University of Ibadan|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|University of Ibadan|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Regenstrief Institute
communitybased longitudinal epidemiological comparative study elderly african americans indianapolis elderly yoruba ibadan nigeriaa twostage study designed communitybased individuals first screened using community screening interview dementia second stage full clinical assessment included use geriatric depression scale smaller subsample individuals selected basis performance screening interview prevalence depression estimated using sampling weights according sampling stratification scheme clinical assessmentsome 2627 individuals evaluated first stage indianapolis 2806 ibadan aged 69 years 451 172 underwent clinical assessment indianapolis 605 216 assessed ibadan prevalence estimates mild severe depression similar two sites p01273 p07093 123 mild depression 22 severe depression indianapolis 198 16 respectively ibadan differences identified association demographic characteristics example ibadan men significantly higher prevalence mild depression indianapolis men p00001 poor cognitive performance associated significantly higher rates depression yoruba p00039prevalence depression similar elderly african americans yoruba despite considerable socioeconomic cultural differences populations