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. 2021 Nov 1;294:85–93. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.06.084

Table 2.

Comparison of baseline descriptive statistics between working-age and older adults groups.

18-64 years
65± years
Difference p-value
n mean sd n mean sd
PHQ-9 96313 15.65 5.61 3848 13.93 5.53 <0.001
GAD-7 96295 14.22 4.41 3846 12.77 4.65 <0.001
WSAS-item 2 83201 3.76 2.44 3260 3.29 2.49 <0.001
WSAS-item 3 83189 4.57 2.44 3259 3.70 2.61 <0.001
WSAS-item 4 83174 3.89 2.57 3258 3.27 2.53 <0.001
WSAS-item 5 83169 4.22 2.45 3255 3.02 2.53 <0.001
Agoraphobia item 93412 2.90 2.79 3663 2.29 2.63 <0.001
Social phobia item 93456 3.37 2.62 3663 2.38 2.52 <0.001
Specific phobia item 93411 2.44 2.81 3662 2.19 2.80 <0.001
Number LI sessions 96330 2.85 2.81 3849 2.98 3.02 0.007
Number HI sessions 96330 4.79 5.51 3849 4.26 5.07 <0.001
Days - referral to assessment 96269 27.18 32.86 3841 26.21 30.27 0.051
Days - assessment to treatment 96329 72.18 79.54 3849 68.68 81.37 0.009

18-64 years
65±
n % n % p-value

Gender Male 31197 32.39% 1173 30.48% 0.033
Female 64390 66.84% 2641 68.62%
Missing 743 0.77% 35 0.91%
LTC Case No 54052 56.11% 1187 30.84% <0.001
Yes 19942 20.70% 1799 46.74%
Missing 22336 23.19% 863 22.42%
Ethnicity (ONS) White 61586 63.93% 2932 76.18% <0.001
Mixed 5562 5.77% 56 1.45%
Asian 8568 8.89% 223 5.79%
Black 10690 11.10% 221 5.74%
Chinese 550 0.57% 10 0.26%
Other 3315 3.44% 101 2.62%
Missing 6059 6.29% 306 7.95%
Psychotropic medication Prescribed - not taking 7750 8.05% 314 8.16% 0.002
Prescribed and taking 35598 36.95% 1474 38.30%
Not prescribed 45170 46.89% 1700 44.17%
Missing 7812 8.11% 361 9.38%
Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Decile 1 10805 11.22% 305 7.92% <0.001
2 28632 29.72% 870 22.60%
3 21079 21.88% 707 18.37%
4 10791 11.20% 420 10.91%
5 7459 7.74% 355 9.22%
6 5892 6.12% 284 7.38%
7 3396 3.53% 254 6.60%
8 3327 3.45% 287 7.46%
9 1246 1.29% 154 4.00% <0.001
10 364 0.38% 47 1.22%
Missing 3339 3.47% 166 4.31%
Problem descriptor Depression 34170 35.47% 1456 37.83%
MADD 7712 8.01% 248 6.44%
GAD 13299 13.81% 558 14.50%
OCD 1641 1.70% 29 0.75%
PTSD 3083 3.20% 52 1.35%
Phobic anxiety 7563 7.85% 221 5.74%
Bereavement 697 0.72% 90 2.34%
Missing 28165 29.24% 1195 31.05%