Table 1.

Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of a subset of patients in the Maintenance Therapies in Late-Life Depression (MTLD) clinical trial.

Continuous measures	N	Median (IQR)
Baseline Hamilton 17-Item Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD)	158	19 (17–22)
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) Anxiety Subscale	157	0.833 (0.167–1.333)
Interpersonal Support and Evaluation List Self Esteem Score (ISEL-SE)	155	4 (2–7)
Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatrics (CIRS-G)	154	7 (5–9)
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	113	11 (8–14)
Education (years)	157	12 (12–14)
Age (years)	158	67 (63–71)
Depression Duration (years since first episode)	158	15.5 (4–34.75)

Categorical measures	N	% (n)
Female	158	74.05 (117)
White	158	94.30 (149)