Table 1: Participants characteristics in studies of social network structures and late-life depression in low- and middle-income countries.

References Low- and Middle-Income Countries Female % Average ages, Years
Aung et al. 2016 Thailand 54.9 83.0
Singh et al. 2016 India 53.0 65.0
Kim et al. 2015 Vietnam, Lao and Cambodia 49.3 67.0
Wahlin et al. 2015 Bangladesh 55.0 69.6
Chen et al. 2016 China 43.5 80.2
Monserud et al. 2015 Mexico 53.6 ≥50a
Gureje et al. 2011 Nigeria 40.4 72.4
Webster 2014 Lebanon 52 70.4
Cao, et al. 2015 China 62.8 60-94b
Thiyagarajan et al. 2014 India, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Mexico, Peru and Puerto Rico 58.9 74
Caetano et al. 2013 Brazil 65.2 ≥60a
Tong et al. 2011 China 72.4 79.1
Chan et al. 2009 China 100 71
Siccote et al. 2008 Cuba 62.8 ≥60a

aNo measure of central tendencies reported in the original article, bOnly the age range was reported.