Prevalence of chronic conditions in patients with MDD

In this study, data from the 2007 and 2009 releases of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) were used.¹ The MEPS is a nationally representative annual survey of households representing the US non-institutionalised civilian population.¹ After inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied, including being aged 22–64, not being underweight, and being alive at the end of the study period, a total sample of >33,000 patients was generated.¹ Diagnosis of the various comorbid conditions of interest used the ICD-9-CM and clinical classification codes, provided in the medical care event files.¹

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