Table 1. Baseline sociodemographic characteristic of the evaluable sample by citalopram dose.
| Baseline characteristics |
Citalopram dose |
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|---|---|---|---|
| N=591 (%) | 20 mg per die; N=357 (60.4%) | 40 mg per die; N=234 (39.6%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Caucasiana | 165 (27.9) | 108 (30.3) | 57 (24.4) |
| Caucasian | 426 (72.1) | 249 (69.7) | 177 (75.6) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 362 (61.3) | 222 (62.2) | 140 (59.8) |
| Male | 229 (38.7) | 135 (37.8) | 94 (40.2) |
| Marital status | |||
| No more married | 125 (25.8) | 77 (26.1) | 48 (25.4) |
| Never married | 140 (28.9) | 86 (29.2) | 54 (28.6) |
| Married | 219 (45.2) | 132 (44.7) | 87 (46.0) |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed and retired | 185 (38.2) | 110 (37.3) | 75 (39.7) |
| Employed | 299 (61.8) | 185 (62.7) | 114 (60.3) |
| Educationb | |||
| <College | 294 (60.7) | 180 (61.0) | 114 (60.3) |
| ⩾College | 190 (39.3) | 115 (39.0) | 75 (39.7) |
| Incomec | |||
| Low | 172 (29.9) | 105 (30.3) | 67 (29.4) |
| Middle | 195 (33.9) | 114 (32.9) | 81 (35.5) |
| High | 208 (36.2) | 128 (36.9) | 80 (35.1) |
| Experienced traumatic event | |||
| No | 333 (56.8) | 203 (57.3) | 130 (56.0) |
| Yes | 253 (43.2) | 151 (42.7) | 102 (44.0) |
| Witnessed traumatic event | |||
| No | 405 (69.1) | 241 (68.1) | 164 (70.7) |
| Yes | 181 (30.9) | 113 (31.9) | 68 (29.3) |
| Drug abuse | |||
| No | 129 (95.6) | 73 (97.3) | 56 (93.3) |
| Yes | 6 (4.4) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (6.7) |
| Insurance status | |||
| Public insurance | 39 (8.0) | 25 (8.6) | 14 (7.4) |
| No insurance | 179 (36.8) | 103 (35.3) | 76 (40.4) |
| Private insurance | 269 (55.2) | 164 (56.2) | 98 (52.1) |
| Median (observed range) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 41.0 (18–75) | 41.3 (13.3) | 41.3 (13.6) | 41.1 (12.8) |
| Years of education | 14.0 (1–25) | 14.3 (9.5) | 14.2 (3.4) | 14.5 (3.0) |
| Income ($ per month) | 1 900 (0–50 000) | 2794 (3620) | 2670 (2785) | 2982 (4610) |
| Age at onset of first MDE | 22.0 (4–73) | 26.3 (14.6) | 27.0 (15.1) | 25.1 (13.8) |
| Number of MDEs | 3.0 (1–84) | 5.6 (9.1) | 5.3 (7.7) | 6.0 (10.8) |
| QIDS-SR16 (difference W4−Enroll) | −6 (−19–7) | −6.4 (3.9) | −6.2 (3.9) | −6.6 (3.9) |
Abbreviations: MDE, major depressive episode; QIDS-SR16, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self-Report.
a
Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander or multiracial.
b
<College=⩽16 years of schooling; ⩾College=⩾16 years of schooling.
c
Low=monthly gain ⩽$1000; Middle=monthly gain $1000–$2500; High=monthly gain >$2500.