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. 2021 Jul 15;272(1):67–79. doi: 10.1007/s00406-021-01291-7

Table 1.

Socio-demographics and baseline characteristics of the matched clinical and non-clinical samples

Clinical sample Non-clinical sample
Age, mean (SD) 43.97 (14.71) 41.14 (13.54)
Women sex, n (%) 54 (50.00%) 51 (47.22%)
Employment status, n (%)
 Full-time employed 32 (29.63) 50 (46.30)
 Part-time employed 17 (12.96) 14 (15.74)
 Self-employed 15 (4.63) 5 (13.89)
 Student 7 (6.48) 7 (6.48)
 Retired 5 (16.67) 18 (4.63)
 Caregiver 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Not employed 24 (22.22) 14 (12.96)
 Other 8 (7.41) 0 (0)
Essential activity for the maintenance of critical infrastructure, n (%)
 Doctors 1 (0.9) 2 (1.9)
 Nurses 3 (2.8) 7 (6.5)
 Clinical psychologist 0 (0) 1 (0.9)
 Public safety and national security guards 0 (0) 1 (0.9)
 Staff of local and national government 0 (0) 1 (0.9)
 Supermarket vendors 2 (.9) 0 (0)
 Professional cleaners 1 (0.9) 1 (0.9)
 Other (not listed) 20 (18.5) 15 (13.9)
 No 81 (75.0) 80 (74.1)
Self-reported lifetime diagnoses, n (%)
 Number of diagnoses
  0 0 (0) 71 (65.74)
  1 29 (26.85) 18 (16.67)
  2 37 (34.26) 12 (11.11)
  3 24 (22.22) 7 (6.48)
   >  = 4 18 (16.67) 0 (0)
Any diagnosis 108 (100) 37 (34.26)
Diagnostic categories
 Depressive disorders 88 (81.48) 30 (27.78)
 Bipolar disorders 10 (9.26) 2 (1.85)
 Psychotic disorders 17 (15.74) 1 (0.93)
 Anxiety disorders 30 (27.78) 14 (12.96)
 Post-traumatic stress disorder 17 (15.74) 2 (1.85)
 Obsessive–compulsive and related disorders 6 (5.56) 1 (0.93)
Disorders
 Eating disorders 17 (15.74) 3 (2.78)
 Substance-related and addictive disorders 30 (27.78) 4 (3.70)
 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder 6 (5.56) 3 (2.78)
 Somatoform disorders 7 (6.48) 2 (1.85)
 Personality disorders 22 (20.37) 1 (0.93)
 Autism spectrum disorder 8 (7.40) 0 (0)
 Dementia 2 (1.85) 0 (0)

n indicates the number of participants. SD Standard Deviation