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. 2020 Feb 10;20:58. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-2460-5

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