Table 1.
Characteristics of the individuals in both arms of the pilot
| Variables | Categories | Control (n = 25) |
Intervention (n = 33) |
Total (N = 58) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 60–64 | 24% | 9% | 15% |
| 65–69 | 16% | 27% | 22% | |
| > = 70 | 60% | 64% | 62% | |
| Sex | Female | 80% | 73% | 76% |
| Male | 20% | 27% | 24% | |
| Education (in years) | < 5 | 64% | 73% | 69% |
| > = 5 | 36% | 27% | 31% | |
|
Personal incomea (Brazilian minimum wage units, US$288.30) b |
<=2 | 84% | 94% | 89% |
| > 2 | 4% | 6% | 5% | |
| PHQ-9 (baseline) | Mean (SD) | 13.9 (3.7) | 15.5 (3.5) | 14.8 (3.6) |
a3 missing cases in the control group
bExchange rate US$/Real (1US$ = R$3,25)