Table 3.
Characteristics of depression and co morbid anxiety disorders from the depressed cohort (N = 378)
| Major depression | |
|---|---|
| Major depression, current1, n (%) | 359 (95.0) |
| Mean age of onset (SD) | 48.6 (20.3) |
| Age of onset in categories (%) | |
| - < 40 yrs | 30.6 |
| − 40-60 yrs | 34.5 |
| − ≥ 60 yrs | 32.9 |
| - No answer | 1.9 |
| Dysthymia | |
| Dysthymia, current1, % | 100 (26.5) |
| Mean age of onset (SD) | 50.7 (19.7) |
| Age of onset in categories, % | |
| − < 40 yrs | 29.3 |
| − 40-60 yrs | 29.3 |
| − ≥ 60 yrs | 41.4 |
| - No answer | 1.0 |
| Minor depression (current), % | 21 (5.6) |
| Severity depressive symptoms | |
| Mean IDS score2 (SD) | 30.14 (13.0) |
| IDS2 categories | |
| - mild | 37.5 |
| - moderate | 35.4 |
| - severe/very severe | 27.1 |
| First episode, % | 33.1 |
| Comorbid anxiety disorders1 | |
| Any anxiety disorder, n (%) | 155 (41.0) |
| Social Phobia, n (%) | 74 (19.6) |
| Panic disorder, without agoraphobia, n (%) | 29 (7.7) |
| Agoraphobia, n (%) | 41 (10.8) |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder, n (%) | 40 (10.6) |
1 Current: disorder in the past 6 months
2 Assessed with Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (IDS)