Do Depressive Symptoms Predict Declines in Physical Performance in an Elderly, Biracial Population?
Susan A. Everson-Rose, PhD, MPH,
Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH,
Julia L. Bienias, ScD,
Robert S. Wilson, PhD,
Denis A. Evans, MD and
Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, PhD
From the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging (S.A.E-R., K.A.S., J.L.B., R.S.W., D.A.E., C.F.M.d.L.), and the Departments of Preventive Medicine (S.A.E-R., C.F.M.d.L.), Internal Medicine (K.A.S., J.L.B., D.A.E., C.F.M.d.L.), and Neurological Sciences (R.S.W., D.A.E.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

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Figure 1. Predicted physical performance values over time for a 75-year-old black woman with 12 years of education by CES-D categories.
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