Table 1. Baseline characteristics of total NESDA sample (N = 2981).
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Female gender | 1979 (66.4) | ||
| Age in years | 41.9 (13.1) | ||
| Level of education | Basic | 199 (6.7) | |
| Intermediate | 1736 (58.2) | ||
| High | 1046 (35.1) | ||
| Partner or married | 2066 (69.3) | ||
| Psychopathology characteristics | |||
| No psychopathology | 652 (21.9) | ||
| Remitted disorder | 628 (21.0) | ||
| # of depressive episodes | 1.73 (5.9) | ||
| Current depressive disorder | 396 (13.3) | ||
| # of depressive episodes | 10.29 (71.3) | ||
| Current anxiety disorder | 543 (18.2) | ||
| Current depressive and anxiety disorder | 762 (25.6) | ||
| # of depressive episodes | 9.88 (72.6) | ||
| Severity of depression (QIDS)* | None | 1121 (37.6) | |
| Mild | 820 (27.5) | ||
| Moderate | 627 (21.0) | ||
| (Very) Severe | 374 (12.5) | ||
| Severity of anxiety (BAI)** | Normal | 1477 (49.5) | |
| Mild | 758 (25.4) | ||
| Moderate | 493 (16.5) | ||
| Severe | 218 (7.3) | ||
| Other characteristics | |||
| Musculoskeletal chronic disease | 648 (21.7) | ||
| Gastro-intestinal chronic disease | 335 (11.2) | ||
| Cardio respiratory chronic disease | 775 (26.0) | ||
| Antidepressant use | 785 (26.4) | ||
| Use of other psychotropic drugs | 700 (23.5) |
*39 missing.
**35 missing.