Table 1.

Demographic characteristics, number of first degree relatives and family loading scores in the total sample (n = 7,076) by gender

	Total (n = 7,076)	Women (n = 3,777)	Men (n = 3,299)	Gender difference
Age in years [mean (SD)]	41.2 (12.2)	41.2 (12.4)	41.1 (12.0)	NS
Level of educationa				χ2 = 92.5, p < 0.001
Low-intermediate	45.1%	50.5%	39.0%
High	54.9%	49.5%	61.0%
Total number of relativesb [mean (SD)]	5.3 (2.6)	5.3 (2.6)	5.3 (2.6)	NS
FLSDc [median (p25–p75)]	0.00 (0.00–0.17)	0.00 (0.00–0.17)	0.00 (0.00–0.13)	U = 5,826,849, p < 0.001

FLSD family loading score for depression

^aLow-intermediate education: primary, basic vocational and lower secondary level; high education level: higher secondary, higher professional level and university

^bTotal number of parents and siblings

^cMann–Whitney test. Effect size r = −0.07 (small)