Table 1.
Demographics for the STAR*D Trial at Level 2, Among Patients Randomized to Receive Venlafaxine, Bupropion, or Sertraline
| Bupropion(n = 223) | Sertraline (n = 215) | Venlafaxine (n = 223) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| Age, yearsa | 42.3 (13.0) | 43.3 (12.7) | 41.5 (12.5) | |||
| QIDS-SR at level entrya | 13 (5.03) | 13.20 (4.73) | 13.33 (5.06) | |||
| QIDS-CR at level entrya | 14 (4.55) | 13.93 (4.37) | 14.09 (4.63) | |||
| Male sex | 96 | 43.0 | 98 | 45.6 | 85 | 38.1 |
| On medical or psychaitric leave | 21 | 9.4 | 16 | 7.4 | 21 | 9.4 |
| Receiving public aid | 17 | 7.6 | 11 | 5.1 | 15 | 6.7 |
| Receiving Medicaid | 39 | 17.6 | 23 | 10.7 | 22 | 9.9 |
| Has private health insurance | 99 | 44.4 | 88 | 40.9 | 102 | 45.7 |
| Family and friends helpful | 108 | 48.4 | 81 | 37.7 | 84 | 37.7 |
| Married | 72 | 32.3 | 70 | 32.6 | 75 | 33.6 |
| Lives alone | 60 | 26.9 | 55 | 25.6 | 49 | 22.0 |
| Completed high school | 115 | 51.6 | 122 | 56.7 | 121 | 54.3 |
| Student | 25 | 11.2 | 24 | 11.2 | 36 | 16.1 |
| Working for pay | 123 | 55.2 | 106 | 49.3 | 125 | 56.1 |
| Volunteering | 25 | 11.2 | 32 | 14.9 | 35 | 15.7 |
| Able to make important decisions | 104 | 46.6 | 98 | 45.6 | 97 | 43.5 |
| Able to enjoy things | 202 | 90.6 | 198 | 92.1 | 197 | 88.3 |
| No. of assessments per patienta | 3.3 (1.4) | 3.4 (1.4) | 3.5 (1.4) | |||
| Gaps between visits, daysa | 17 (7) | 17 (7) | 18 (8) | |||
| Time of last visit, daysb | 49 (33, 63) | 49 (40, 63) | 57 (37, 63) | |||
Abbreviations: QIDS-CR, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomology, clinician-rated; QIDS-SR, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomology, self-reported.
a Values are expressed as mean (standard deviation).
b Values are expressed as median (interquartile range).