Table 1.
Sample characteristics of the clinical and the population-based sample
| Clinical sample1 (n = 45) |
DEGS1-MH2 (n = 4408) |
Cohen’s d | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, % (95% CI) | |||
| Male | 53.3 (37.8–66.7) | 49.1 (47.1–51.0) | 0.84 |
| Female | 46.7 (33.3–62.2) | 50.9 (49.0–52.9) | 0.84 |
| Age, mean (95% CI) | 47.1 (43.6–50.6) | 48.0 (47.4–48.6) | 0.18 |
| Age group (years), % (95% CI) | |||
| 18–34 | 22.2 (12.1–37.2) | 24.8 (23.1–26.5) | 0.61 |
| 35–49 | 24.4 (13.8–39.6) | 29.2 (27.5–30.9) | 1.07 |
| 50–64 | 51.1 (36.3–65.8) | 25.4 (24.0–26.9) | 5.83 |
| 65–79 | 2.2 (0.3–15.1) | 20.7 (19.4–22.0) | 4.53 |
| Marital status3, % (95% CI) | |||
| Married and living with partner | 11.1 (2.2–20.0) | 60.8 (58.5–63.2) | 26.87 |
| Married and not living with partner/Single/Divorced/Widowed | 88.9 (80.0–97.8) | 39.2 (36.9–41.6) | 10.18 |
| Educational level4, % (95% CI) | |||
| Low | 2.3 (0.0–6.8) | 35.0 (32.6–37.6) | 6.90 |
| Medium | 36.4 (22.7–52.3) | 50.8 (48.7–52.9) | 2.89 |
| High | 61.4 (47.7–45.0) | 14.2 (12.6–16.0) | 13.51 |
CI confidence interval, CIDI Composite International Diagnostic Interview, Cohen’s d effect size computed for groups with different sample size, by adjusting the calculation of the pooled standard deviation with weights for the sample sizes
1Clinical Sample at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin: 2018–2019; n = 45 re-participants based on n = 60 patients who participated in inpatient treatment with the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP [40]), age range: 24–66 years
2German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults, mental health module (DEGS1-MH): 2009–2012, weighted for population structure as of 31st December 2010; age range: 18–79 years; n = 4408 with full CIDI mood disorders section
3In DEGS1-MH, n = 32 subjects did not provide information on marital status
4Categorization according to the Comparative Analysis of Social Mobility in Industrial Nations (CASMIN) scale. There were missing values for n = 1 subject in the clinical sample and n = 17 participants in the DEGS1-MH sample