Cognitive Impairment, Depression, and Cooccurrence of Both among the Elderly in Panama: Differential Associations with Multimorbidity and Functional Limitations

Table 1

Frequency of cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and the cooccurrence of both.

	No depressive symptoms (GDS < 11)	Depressive symptoms (GDS ≥ 11)	Total
	Number (%); 95% CI	Number (%); 95% CI	Number (%); 95% CI
No cognitive impairment; (MMSE ≥ 24)	150 (49.3); 43.8, 54.9	55 (18.1); 14.2, 22.8	205 (67.4); 62.0, 72.5
Cognitive impairment; (MMSE < 24)	65 (21.4); 17.1, 26.3	34 (11.2); 8.1, 15.2	99 (32.6); 27.6, 38.0
Total	215 (70.7); 65.4, 75.6	89 (29.3); 24.5, 34.6	304 (100%)

GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale (30-item); MMSE: Minimental State Examination.