Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the participants
| Variable | Sample1 N = 894 |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Women | 586 (65.5%) |
| Men | 308 (34.5%) |
| Age | |
| Mean age (SD) | 37.9 (11.8) |
| Range | 18–75 |
| Occupational status | |
| Working | 640 (71.6%) |
| Education | |
| 7–9 years in school | 16 (1.8%) |
| Incomplete vocational or secondary school | 35 (3.9%) |
| Vocational school | 53 (5.9%) |
| Secondary school | 183 (20.5%) |
| University/college, uncompleted | 168 (18.8%) |
| University/college, completed | 437 (48.9%) |
| Other or unknown | 2 (0.2%) |
| Relationship status | |
| Married or de facto | 493 (55.1%) |
| Single | 261 (29.2%) |
| Divorced | 135 (15.1%) |
| Widow/widower | 3 (0.3%) |
| Missing | 2 (0.2%) |
| Psychotropic medication | |
| Previously (yes) | 372 (41.6%) |
| Currently (yes) | 514 (57.5%) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Comorbid anxiety disorder | 202 (22.6%) |
| Comorbid other | 18 (0.2%) |
| MDD type at inclusion | |
| Mild | 134 (15.0%) |
| Moderate | 193 (21.6%) |
| Severe | 2 (0.2%) |
| Recurrent mild | 170 (19.0%) |
| Recurrent moderate | 316 (35.3%) |
| Recurrent severe | 9 (1.0%) |
| Other | 70 (8.0%) |
| Suicide attempts | |
| Previously (yes) | 52 (5.8%) |
SD standard deviation, MDD major depressive disorder
1All values are n (% of total) unless otherwise noted