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. 2007 May 10;22(8):1086–1093. doi: 10.1007/s11606-007-0201-9

Table 1.

Baseline Socioeconomic and Clinical Characteristics by Practice-Randomized Group Assignment

Variables Overall n = 395 Intervention group n = 177 Usual care group n = 218  
Mean (SD) or Percentage pvalue
Sociodemographic
Age 59.2 (12.2) 58.4 (12.2) 59.8 (12.1) .24
Male 91.7% 93.8% 89.9% .17
Race
White 74.7% 76.3% 73.4% .39
Black 18.2% 15.3% 20.6%
Native American 3.% 4.0% 3.2%
Other 3.6% 4.4% 2.8%
Annual household income <$20,000 51.7% 52.1% 51.4% .54
Married 62.3% 62.7% 61.9% .87
High school graduate 76.0% 74.6% 77.1% .57
Employed 21.9% 24.4% 20.0% .32
Social support (0–1) 0.42 (0.22) 0.42 (0.2) 0.42 (0.2) .79
Perceived barriers (0-9) 4.14 (1.87) 3.99 (1.89) 4.26 (1.84) .16
Perceived need (0–6) 2.91 (1.45) 2.79 (1.46) 3.00 (1.45) .16
Perceived treatment effectiveness (0–2) 1.22 (0.82) 1.16 (0.85) 1.26 (0.79) .26
Clinical
PHQ9 (Depression Screen score) 16.4 (3.4) 16.3 (3.4) 16.4 (3.4) .77
SCL20 (Depression Severity score) 1.8 (0.7) 1.9 (0.7) 1.8 (0.7) .76
PCS (Physical Component score) 30.0 (13.0) 30.4 (13.5) 29.7 (12.5) .62
MCS (Mental Component score) 36.5 (12.3) 36.1 (12.2) 36.9 (12.4) .56
QWB (Quality of Well-Being score ) 0.4 (0.1) 0.4 (0.1) 0.4 (0.1) .65
Chronic physical illnesses 5.5 (2.8) 5.3 (2.7) 5.7 (2.8) .16
Family history of depression 45.2% 46.6% 44.2% .64
Age depression onset <18 17.2% 15.6% 19.2% .34
Prior depression episodes 3.7 (1.8) 3.7 (1.8) 3.6 (1.8) .79
Prior depression treatment 65.7% 66.5% 65.1% .78
Current depression Treatment 40.9% 35.2% 45.4% .04
Antidepressants acceptable 79.4% 79.9% 78.9% .28
Current major depressive disorder 82.0% 83.1% 81.2% .63
Current dysthymia 4.1% 2.8% 5.1% .27
Current panic disorder 9.6% 9.6% 9.6% .99
Current generalized anxiety disorder 50.7% 45.9% 54.1% .69
Current post traumatic stress disorder 23.8% 24.9% 22.9% .66
Current at-risk drinking 12.9% 13.0% 12.8% .96