TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Responders But Not Remitters to Antidepressant Treatment (n = 428)
| Baseline Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Race | |
| White | 313 (73.1) |
| Black or African American | 78 (18.2) |
| Others | 37 (8.6) |
| Ethnicity: Hispanic | 54 (12.6) |
| Sex: Female | 284 (66.4) |
| Marital Status | |
| Never married | 129 (30.1) |
| Married | 163 (38.1) |
| Divorced | 122 (28.5) |
| Widowed | 14 (3.3) |
| Employment Status | |
| Unemployed | 160 (37.4) |
| Employed | 239 (55.8) |
| Retired | 29 (6.8) |
| Insurance Status | |
| Private insurance | 196 (48.9) |
| Public insurance* | 68 (17.0) |
| No insurance | 137 (34.2) |
| Family History of Depression | 238 (55.6) |
| No. Axis I Disorders | |
| 0 | 161 (38.2) |
| 1 | 115 (27.3) |
| 2 | 72 (17.1) |
| 3 | 32 (7.6) |
| 4 | 42 (10.0) |
| No. General Medical Conditions | |
| 0 | 39 (9.1) |
| 1 | 62 (14.5) |
| 2 | 86 (20.1) |
| 3 | 71 (16.6) |
| 4 | 170 (39.7) |
| Depressive Subtype | |
| Melancholic | |
| No | 311 (72.7) |
| Yes | 117 (27.3) |
| Atypical | |
| No | 327 (76.4) |
| Yes | 101 (23.6) |
| Anxious | |
| No | 204 (47.7) |
| Yes | 224 (52.3) |
| Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 40.2 (13.5) |
| Years of Schooling | 13.7 (3.3) |
| Depression Severity | |
| HRSD17 (ROA) | 22.5 (5.0) |
| IDS-C30 (ROA) | 40.6 (8.7) |
| QIDS-SR16 | 18.0 (3.2) |
*
Public insurance includes both Medicare and Medicaid.
HRSD17, 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; IDS-C30: 30-item Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Clinician-rated; QIDS-SR6: 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology—Self-Report; ROA, research outcome assessor.