A brief report on health disparities between people with depression and people without depression in the United States.

This research aims to illuminate health disparities between people with depression and those without. A sample of 27,164 people without depression and 3,797 people with self-reported depression were selected from the 2013 BRFSS. The results indicate that people with depression have higher odds of having chronic diseases and smoking but lower odds of eating fruits. Despite a higher insured rate of people with depression, more of them experienced financial barriers to health care due to the cost. People with depression had a higher odds of having health insurance, having a healthcare provider, and experiencing financial barriers to healthcare [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]