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. 2021 Jan 13:1–10. doi: 10.1017/S0033291721000039

Table 2.

Baseline structural and functional social relationships and depression

Baseline social relationships Number of days during past week on which participant had face-to-face contact with another person for 15 min or more (including someone you live with)? Score Median (IQR) 7 (3, 7)
None (0 days per week) n/N (%) 10 476/69 875 (15.0)
Some (1–6 days per week) n/N (%) 14 723/69 875 (21.1)
Daily n/N (%) 44 676/69 875 (63.9)
Number of days during past week on which participant had a phone or video call with another person for 15 min or more? Score Median (IQR) 4 (2, 7)
None (0 days per week) n/N (%) 5964/70 074 (8.5)
Some (1–6 days per week) n/N (%) 43 022/70 074 (61.4)
Daily n/N (%) 21 088/70 074 (30.1)
Perceived social support Score Median (IQR) 4.0 (3.2, 4.5)
Low n/N (%) 14 057/68 784 (20.4)
Medium n/N (%) 20 132/68 784 (29.3)
High n/N (%) 34 595/68 784 (50.3)
Baseline depression PHQ-9 score Score Mean (s.d.) 7.1 (6.1)
Depression caseness (PHQ-9 score ⩾10) Depressed n/N (%) 20 235/69 671 (29.0)
Non-depressed n/N (%) 49 436/69 671 (71.0)

IQR, interquartile range; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire 9 item version; s.d. = standard deviation.