Table 1.
Demographic features of the cohort with unipolar depression
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total sample | 20 320 | 100.0 |
| Age in years [median (IQR)] | 43.6 | (40.0, 57.7) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White British | 13 903 | 68.4 |
| Irish | 754 | 3.7 |
| Black Caribbean | 2942 | 14.5 |
| Black African | 1863 | 9.2 |
| South Asian | 741 | 3.6 |
| Chinese | 117 | 0.6 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 12 658 | 62.3 |
| Male | 7662 | 37.7 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 2880 | 14.2 |
| Divorced/separated | 2547 | 12.5 |
| Single | 11 136 | 54.8 |
| Widowed | 1745 | 8.6 |
| Civil partnership | 2012 | 9.9 |
| Area-level deprivationa | ||
| 5: Most deprived fifth | 4019 | 19.8 |
| 4: Fourth | 4010 | 19.7 |
| 3: Third | 3991 | 19.6 |
| 2: Second | 4054 | 20.0 |
| 1: Least deprived fifth | 4246 | 20.9 |
| Comorbid anxiety | ||
| None | 19 080 | 93.9 |
| Comorbid anxiety | 1240 | 6.1 |
| Comorbid alcohol/substance misuse | ||
| None | 17 737 | 87.3 |
| Alcohol/substance misuse | 2583 | 12.7 |
| Deaths | ||
| All-cause | 2366 | 11.6 |
| Natural causes | 1999 | 9.8 |
| Unnatural causes | 171 | 0.8 |
| Deaths not elsewhere classified | 51 | 0.3 |
a
Assessed by the index of multiple deprivation in fifths.