Table 2 The main clinical characteristics of the study population (N = 60) of older adults with and without current depression according to the Geriatric Depression Scale (Pearson’s Chi-square test and Mantel–Haenszel test)
|  | Non-depressed N = 34 (%) | Depressed N = 26 (%) | Total N = 60 (%) | Chi2 | p-value | Mantel–Haenszel test (non-depressed = 1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | p-value | ||||||
Dementia (MMSE) | 14 (41.2) | 16 (61.5) | 30 (50) | 4.014 | 0.041 | 3.102 | 0.049* |
Psychiatric treatment (previous) | 8 (23.5) | 15 (57.7) | 23 (38.3) | 7.274 | 0.007 | 4.43 | 0.009* |
Psychiatric treatment (current) | 6 (17.6) | 9 (34.6) | 15 (25) | 2.262 | 0.115 | 2.471 | 0.138 |
Mental disorder (patient’s history) | |||||||
 Depression | 5 (14.7) | 7 (26.9) | 12 (20) | 1.374 | 0.198 | 2.137 | 0.247 |
 Dementia | 5 (14.7) | 6 (23.1) | 11 (18.3) | 0.69 | 0.309 | 1.74 | 0.41 |
 Psychosis | 1 (2.9) | 3 (11.5) | 4 (6.7) | 1.75 | 0.212 | 4.304 | 0.219 |
Psychopharmacologic medication (current) | 13 (38.2) | 19 (73.1) | 32 (53.3) | 7.186 | 0.007 | 4.385 | 0.009* |
 Benzodiazepine | 7 (20.6) | 6 (23.1) | 13 (21.7) | 0.054 | 0.53 | 1.157 | 0.817 |
 Antidepressant | 6 (17.6) | 5 (19.2) | 11 (18.3) | 0.025 | 0.567 | 1.111 | 0.875 |
 Antipsychotic | 0 (0) | 9 (34.6) | 9 (15) | 13.846 | 0 | – | – |