Table 1.
Sample demographics (N=1194).
| Demographics | Collated treatment sample (n=1098) | Control sample (n=96) | |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 330 (30.1) | 51 (53.1) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 52.8 (14.2) | 56.3 (13.0) | |
| Using medication during the course, n (%) | 351 (31.9) | 51 (53.1) | |
| Married, n (%) | 713 (64.9) | 45 (46.9) | |
| Employed, n (%) | 636 (57.9) | 49 (51.0) | |
| Education, n (%) |
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High school | 176 (16.0) | 39 (40.6) |
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Vocational education | 307 (27.9) | 24 (25.0) |
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Degree | 615 (56.0) | 37 (38.5) |
| PHQ-9a, mean (SD) |
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Before treatment | 11.73 (4.83) | 10.95 (4.73) |
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following treatment) | 5.60 (4.58) | 11.00 (5.04) |
| GAD-7b, mean (SD) |
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Before treatment | 10.91 (4.53) | 9.5 (4.53) |
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Following treatment | 5.47 (4.35) | 8.83 (4.67) |
aPHQ-9: nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire..
bGAD-7: seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale.