Table 1.
Comparing characteristics between patients receiving or not receiving antidepressants during the 6-month evaluation period (n=3497)
| Patient characteristics | On single or dual therapy antidepressants n=1561 | Not on antidepressants n=1936 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1229 | 1295 | ᵡ2=0.07, df=1, p=0.80 |
| Male | 706 | 759 | |
| Mean age | 44.3 years | 40.1 years | t=−7.6, df=3908, p<0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1091 (56.3%) | 1302 (63.4%) | ᵡ2=0.02, df=2, p=0.999 |
| Married | 456 (23.5%) | 319 (15.5%) | |
| Other | 389 (20.0%) | 434 (21.1%) | |
| Area-level deprivation score tertile | |||
| 2.25–22.3 (least deprived) | 631 (33.0%) | 580 (28.7%) | ᵡ2=9.1, df=2, p<0.05 |
| 22.4–42.3 | 1099 (57.6%) | 1224 (60.6%) | |
| 42.4–62.3 (most deprived) | 179 (9.4%) | 215 (10.6%) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 1220 (63.9%) | 864 (42.1%) | ᵡ2=10.5, df=1, p<0.01 |
| Other | 716 (36.1%) | 1191 (57.9%) | |
| Depression severity from diagnosis | |||
| Mild | 383 (24.5%) | 460 (28.3%) | ᵡ2=0.007, df=2, p=0.99 |
| Moderate to severe | 845 (54.1%) | 845 (48.4%) | |
| Unspecified | 333 (21.3%) | 379 (23.3%) | |