Table 1.

Baseline Demographic Characteristics of Men and Women Followed for 2 Years after a Major Depressive Episode (MDE)

Variable	Women’s Mean	SD	Men’s Mean	SD	t-value	df	p
Age (years)	37.29	11.18	38.80	12.65	−1.19	350	0.235
Education (years)	15.30	2.90	15.32	2.76	−0.07	344	0.941
Annual Income($)	21049	23035	28093	33347	−2.14a	314	0.037
17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale	20.54	6.40	18.92	5.99	2.58	350	0.010
Age of Onset of Depression	22.83	12.99	25.99	13.17	−2.2	334	0.028
Number of Prior MDEs	5.73	6.04	5.97	6.51	−0.35	331	0.727
Scale for Suicidal Ideation Score	13.33	10.70	12.34	10.76	0.84	322	0.402
St. Paul-Ramsey Questionnaire Score	3.90	1.22	4.03	1.07	−1.01	313	0.312
	N with Characteristic	%	N with Characteristic	%	X2	df	p
Married	54	27%	35	23%	0.72	1	0.396
Currently employed	72	36%	48	32%	0.75	1	0.386
Childhood Abuse	99	53%	46	34%	10.62	1	0.001
Family History of Depression	114	57%	59	39%	11.06	1	0.001
History of Suicide Attempt	107	54%	80	53%	0.03	1	0.872
Bipolar Diagnosis	58	29%	47	31%	0.16	1	0.696