TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics for Demographic and Clinical Characteristics For the Total Sample and According to Marital Status

Variable	Total Sample (n = 107)	Never Married (n = 41)	Previously Married (n = 27)	Married (n = 39)	Test Statistic (F Statistic or χ2)
Age (years)	38.4 ± 10.2	32.9 ± 9.0a	43.9 ± 9.0b	40.5 ± 9.6a,b	13.1**
Education (years)	15.2 ± 1.9	15.2 ± 1.9	15.0 ± 1.7	15.1 ± 2.1	.0
Non-Hispanic white (%)	87.9	80.5	92.6	92.3	3.4
Number of previous depressive episodes	4.6 ± 1.7	4.4 ± 1.8	4.9 ± 1.6	4.6 ± 1.7	.8
Duration of index episode (weeks)	28.5 ± 22.1	27.0 ± 20.7	26.9 ± 21.9	31.1 ± 23.9	.4
Age at first episode (years)	23.9 ± 8.8	21.0 ± 7.6	26.0 ± 8.7	25.6 ± 9.4	3.9*
HRSD	16.0 ± 2.6	15.7 ± 2.2	17.0 ± 3.1	15.6 ± 2.6	2.8#

HRSD = Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.

Numbers in each column indicate mean ± standard deviations, unless otherwise noted. There were no differences in demographic or clinical characteristics according to attachment style or bed-partner status.

^a,b Differing superscripts indicate significant post hoc comparisons, using Tukey's honestly significant difference test.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01

^#p < .10.