Relative and standardized prevalence of major depression by gender and four demographic characteristics — Medical Monitoring Project (MMP), 2009 and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2006 and 2008.

<p>wgt. % = weighted %; SE = standard error; PR = prevalence ratio (unadjusted); SPR = standardized prevalence ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence intervals.</p><p>Responses to the Eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire were used to define “major depression” according to criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4^th Edition.