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. 2013 May 9;11:81. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-81

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics at baseline and 12 month follow-up

Characteristic
EQ-5D-3L
EQ-5D VAS
SF-6D
SF-12 new algorithm
  (n=395) (n=394) (n=393) (n=393)
Age
 
 
 
 
mean (SD)
50.0 (11.6)
50.0 (11.6)
49.9 (11.6)
49.9 (11.6)
Gender
 
 
 
 
Female n (%)
293 (74.2%)
293 (74.4%)
291 (74.1%)
291 (74.1%)
Male n (%)
102 (25.8%)
101 (25.6%)
102 (25.9%)
102 (25.9%)
Suffered from depression in the past
 
 
 
 
Yes
353 (89.4%)
352 (89.3%)
351 (89.3%)
351 (89.3%)
No
42 (10.6%)
42 (10.7%)
42 (10.7%)
42 (10.7%)
Duration of current episode of depression
 
 
 
 
<2 years
95 (24.1%)
95 (24.1%)
94 (23.9%)
94 (23.9%)
1-2 years
70 (17.7%)
70 (17.8%)
70 (17.8%)
70 (17.8%)
>2 years
230 (58.2%)
229 (58.1%)
229 (58.3%)
229 (58.3%)
BDI score at baseline
 
 
 
 
mean (SD)
31.3 (10.4)
31.3 (10.4)
31.2 (10.4)
31.2 (10.4)
BDI score at 12 months
 
 
 
 
mean (SD)
19.3 (13.6)
19.3 (13.7)
19.2 (13.5)
19.2 (13.5)
Health utility score at baseline*
 
 
 
 
mean (SD)
0.55 (0.31)
0.51 (0.20)
0.56 (0.11)
0.57 (0.08)
Health utility score at 12 months
 
 
 
 
mean (SD) 0.60 (0.35) 0.59 (0.25) 0.62 (0.16) 0.62 (0.14)

*n=390 for the SF-6D and SF-12 new algorithm for this variable.