title: Heterogeneity in depression symptoms and health status among older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We assessed whether distinct classes of depression symptoms could be identified. In addition, we determined how these classes differed in terms of health status.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed with latent profile analysis. MANOVA tests were used to compare the health status of the various classes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A four-class model had the best fit. Classes were labeled according to participants' responses to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) items and their overall score: low depression symptoms, high depression symptoms, subthreshold with anhedonia, and subthreshold with anhedonia and negative interpersonal feelings. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses showed that health status differed across classes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide support for the idea that there is heterogeneity in the presentation of depression symptoms among older adults. These data showed that about a third of our sample of older adults reported increased levels of anhedonia and that negative interpersonal feelings were uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA. pmora@uta.edu
authors.forename: Pablo A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Teerah
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beamon
authors.forename: LeAnn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Preuitt
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: DiBonaventura
authors.forename: Elaine A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leventhal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D059445:Anhedonia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales