Table 2. Sample variation between the two different recruitment methods.
| Sample 1+2: | Sample 1: | Sample 2: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total responders without GP part | 527 | 383 | 144 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 298 | 56.5% | 230 | 60.1% | 68 | 47.2% |
| Male | 229 | 43.5% | 153 | 39.9% | 76 | 52.8% |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 65–69 | 140 | 26.6% | 103 | 26.9% | 37 | 25.7% |
| 70–74 | 144 | 27.3% | 107 | 27.9% | 37 | 25.7% |
| 75–79 | 125 | 23.7% | 83 | 21.7% | 42 | 29.2% |
| 80–84 | 75 | 14.2% | 59 | 15.4% | 16 | 11.1% |
| ≥85 | 43 | 8.2% | 31 | 8.1% | 12 | 8.3% |
| Depressive (PHQ-9) level | ||||||
| None (<5) | 341 | 64.7% | 248 | 64.8% | 93 | 64.6% |
| Mild (5–9) | 126 | 23.9% | 91 | 23.8% | 35 | 24.3% |
| Moderate (10–19) | 53 | 10.1% | 39 | 10.2% | 14 | 9.7% |
| Severe (20–29) | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 2 | 1.4% |
| Mean values | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD |
| Mean age | 74.50 | ±6.6 years | 74.54 | ±6.6 years | 74.48 | ±6.7 years |
| Mean SHC score | 11.15 | ±8.95 | 11.26 | ±9.07 | 10.92 | ±8.65 |
| Mean PHQ-9 score | 4.36 | ±4.44 | 4.30 | ±4.39 | 4.55 | ±4.59 |
| Mean GAD-7 score | 2.87 | ±3.64 | 2.71 | ±3.37 | 3.28 | ±4.27 |
GAD-7 = General Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire-9. SHC = subjective health complaints.