Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample, stratified by group
| Whole sample (N=41) | Depression only (n=12) | Depression and CHD (n=5) | Depression and T2D (n=10) | Depression and arthritis (n=14) | |
| M±SD or N (%) | M±SD or n (%) | M±SD or n (%) | M±SD or n (%) | M±SD or n (%) | |
| Sex (female) | 24 (58.5) | 6 (50.0) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (40.0) | 13 (92.9) |
| Age (years) | 63.5 (5.5) | 62.4 (5.5) | 66.0 (4.0) | 61.0 (5.2) | 65.1 (5.9) |
| Married/cohabiting | 17 (41.5) | 6 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (50.0) | 4 (28.6) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White British | 27 (65.9) | 10 (83.3) | 2 (20.0) | 6 (60.0) | 9 (64.3) |
| Indian | 3 (7.3) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (7.1) | ||
| Pakistani | 1 (2.4) | 1 (20.0) | |||
| Black Caribbean | 1 (2.4) | 1 (20.0) | |||
| Other White background | 7 (17.1) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (21.4) |
| Other Asian background | 2 (4.9) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (7.0) | ||
| Employment status | |||||
| Employed full time | 9 (22.0) | 3 (25.0) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (30.0) | 2 (14.3) |
| Employed part-time | 1 (2.4) | 1 (8.3) | |||
| Self-employed | 7 (17.1) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (28.6) | ||
| Retired | 15 (36.6) | 4 (33.3) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (30.0) | 5 (35.7) |
| Unemployed | 4 (9.8) | 1 (8.3) | 3 (30.0) | ||
| Volunteer | 2 (4.9) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (7.1) | ||
| Disabled | 3 (7.3) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (14.3) | ||
| Highest educational qualification—degree or higher | 15 (36.6) | 3 (25.0) | 3 (60.0) | 4 (40.0) | 5 (35.7) |
| Antidepressant usage (yes) | 35 (85.4) | 9 (75.0) | 4 (80.0) | 9 (90.0) | 13 (92.9) |
CHD, coronary heart disease; T2D, type 2 diabetes.