Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients in remission or not at 2-year follow-up

	Remission (N = 697)	Non-remission (N = 484)	χ2 or t	p
Demographics
Age, mean (s.d.)	47.3 (16.8)	48.9 (16.4)	1.68	0.09
Female (%)	66.1	66.3	0.00	0.95
Education, years, mean (s.d.)	11.6 (3.2)	11.3 (3.5)	1.20	0.23
Number of chronic diseases, mean (s.d.)	1.2 (1.2)	1.4 (1.4)	3.02	<0.01
Psychopathology
Depression severity, mean (s.d.)	28.7 (11.8)	35.5 (12.1)	9.47	<0.01
Comorbid dysthymic disorder (%)	17.9	30.6	25.70	<0.01
Comorbid anxiety disorder (%)	54.1	62.6	8.90	<0.01
Social network
Having a partner (%)	64.3	57.4	5.64	0.02
Number of persons in household (%)			2.92	0.23
1	34.1	38.3
2	34.3	34.2
3 or more	31.6	27.5
Number of significant contacts (%)			8.26	0.02
0–1	8.4	12.7
2–5	51.2	53.0
6 or more	40.4	34.2
Social support of partnera
Emotional support, mean (s.d.)	14.7 (2.9)	14.1 (3.2)	2.27	0.02
Practical support, mean (s.d.)	6.7 (2.3)	6.6 (2.2)	0.38	0.70
Negative experiences, mean (s.d.)	4.7 (1.8)	5.2 (1.9)	3.51	<0.01
Inadequacy of support, mean (s.d.)	5.4 (1.9)	5.6 (2.0)	1.45	0.15
Social support of closest family or friendb
Emotional support, mean (s.d.)	15.1 (2.5)	15.0 (2.6)	0.58	0.56
Practical support, mean (s.d.)	5.6 (2.5)	5.7 (2.5)	0.69	0.49
Negative experiences, mean (s.d.)	3.6 (1.5)	3.8 (1.5)	1.99	0.047
Inadequacy of support, mean (s.d.)	4.6 (1.8)	4.8 (1.9)	2.20	0.03
Lonelinessc
Loneliness severity, mean (s.d.)	5.8 (3.5)	7.0 (3.5)	5.46	<0.01

^aThe CPQ-p was answered by 439 patients in remission and 274 patients not in remission.

^bThe CPQ-f was answered by 515 patients in remission and 350 patients not in remission.

^cThe Loneliness Scale was answered by 628 patients in remission and 441 patients not in remission.