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. 2014 Jun 30;2014:780237. doi: 10.1155/2014/780237

Table 3.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects by study groups.

Characteristics Group with early improvement (EI30) Group without early improvement (NEI30) χ 2/t df P value
N = 176 N = 101
Average age (years) 45.50 (SD = 16.72) 39.93 (SD = 14.16) −2.817 275 .005
Family status
 Single 25.6% (n = 45) 26.7% (n = 27) .979 2 .614
 Married/with partner 59.7% (n = 105) 54.5% (n = 55)
 Divorced/widowed 14.8% (n = 26) 18.8% (n = 19)
Education
 Primary and secondary school 75.6% (n = 133) 83.2% (n = 84) 2.433 2 .295
 Upper secondary school (matura) 14.8% (n = 26) 8.9% (n = 9)
 University or other tertiary education 9.7% (n = 17) 7.9% (n = 8)
Working status
 Full-time/part-time 36.4% (n = 64) 41.6% (n = 42) 1.787 3 .650
 Unemployed 60.2% (n = 106) 56.4% (n = 57)
 Student 2.8% (n = 5) 1.0% (n = 1)
 Retired 0.6% (n = 1) 1.0% (n = 1)
Depressive disorder
 First episode 25.6% (n = 45) 23.8% (n = 24) .112 1 .775
 Recurrent episode 74.4% (n = 131) 76.2% (n = 77)
Comorbid disorder
 No 43.2% (n = 76) 18.8% (n = 19) 16.913 1 .000
 Yes 56.8% (n = 100) 81.2% (n = 82)
Number of inpatient treatments 1.17 (SD = 1.72) 1.37 (SD = 1.74) .910 275 .364
Number of outpatient treatments 1.09 (SD = .987) 1.29 (SD = 1.08) 1.538 275 .125
Treatment duration 85.88 (SD = 36.41) 114.50 (SD = 39.49) 6.106 275 .000