related influence of risk factors. Methods Data from 41 362 old adults (54.61% women; mean
age= 75.30, SD= 6.20) from the Ageing Trajectories of Health–Longitudinal Opportunities
and Synergies (ATHLOS) project were used. Depressive symptoms were followed over an
18‐year period. A multi‐state model, comprising three statuses (no depression, new
clinically relevant episode of symptoms and episode persistence), was fitted. Multinomial …