Table 1.
Characteristics of the study populationa
| Baseline characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Sex, % female | 66.5 |
| Age (range 20–62), mean (SD) | 42.32 (10.53) |
| Partner status, % partner or married | 67.9 |
| Education in years (range 5–18) | 11.74 (3.29) |
| Net income of household in Euros a month | 2244.86 (1020.42) |
| (range <600–>5000), mean (SD) | |
| Personality characteristics | |
| Neuroticism (range 18–57), mean (SD) | 41.16 (7.40) |
| Extraversion (range 15–52), mean (SD) | 33.95 (6.88) |
| Openness (range 24–57), mean (SD) | 37.71 (5.90) |
| Agreeableness (range 28–59), mean (SD) | 43.74 (5.20) |
| Conscientiousness (range 19–57), mean (SD) | 40.18 (7.27) |
| Locus of control (range 5–25), mean (SD) | 14.51 (4.20) |
| Disorder-related characteristics | |
| Diagnosis anxiety or depression | |
| No current depressive or anxiety disorder (%) | 8.4 |
| Current depressive disorder (%) | 21.4 |
| Current anxiety disorder (%) | 16.7 |
| Comorbidity between depressive and anxiety disorder (%) | 53.5 |
| Severity depression (range 3–58), mean (SD) | 32.02 (12.91) |
| Severity anxiety (range 0–58), mean (SD) | 18.41 (11.06) |
| Percentage of time depressive symptoms (range 0–100), mean (SD) | 33.70 (30.83) |
| Percentage of time anxiety symptoms (range 0–100), mean (SD) | 40.52 (35.28) |
| Use of antidepressants, % frequent use | 52.1 |
| Specialized mental health care, used by % | 76.7 |
| Work-related characteristics | |
| Employment status, % vulnerable worker | 62.3 |
| Sickness absence, % more than 6 months | 73.0 |
| Job demands (range 0–1), mean (SD) | 0.54 (0.37) |
| Decision authority (range 0–1), mean (SD) | 0.66 (0.33) |
| Skill discretion (range 0–1), mean (SD) | 0.68 (0.30) |
| Social support (range 0–1), mean (SD) | 0.58 (0.32) |
| Job security (range 0–1), mean (SD) | 0.54 (0.41) |
| Type of worker | |
| White collar (%) | 77.8 |
| Blue collar (%) | 22.2 |
aN varies between 171 and 215 due to missing cases