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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

From: Treatment patterns in major depressive disorder after an inadequate response to first-line antidepressant treatment

 

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Total

(N = 133)

(N = 80)

(N = 60)

(N = 273)

Age (years), mean (95%CI)

46.5 (44.5-48.4)

45.9 (43.4-48.1)

49.0 (46.5-51.4)

46.8 (45.5-48.1)

Sex (female), n (%)

92 (69.2)

53 (66.3)

40 (66.7)

185 (67.8)

Marital status, n (%)

    

Single

16 (12.0)

11 (13.8)

14 (23.3)

41 (15.0)

Married

80 (60.2)

48 (60.0)

35 (58.3)

163 (59.7)

Divorced or separated

37 (27.8)

21 (26.3)

11 (18.3)

69 (25.3)

Education level, n (%)

    

No education/ Primary education

78 (58.7)

46 (57.5)

41 (68.3)

165 (60.4)

Secondary/ University education

55 (41.4)

34 (42.5)

19 (31.7)

108 (39.6)

Family structure, n (%)

    

Living alone

17 (12.8)

8 (10.0)

11 (18.3)

36 (13.2)

Couple family

17 (12.8)

18 (22.5)

8 (13.3)

43 (15.8)

Parental family

13 (9.8)

9 (11.3)

11 (18.3)

33 (12.1)

Own family

86 (64.7)

45 (56.3)

30 (50.0)

161 (59.0)

Socioeconomic status, n (%)

    

Low/Low-Middle

55 (41.4)

30 (37.5)

23 (38.3)

108 (39.6)

Middle

62 (46.6)

40 (50.0)

31 (51.7)

133 (48.7)

Middle-High

16 (12.0)

10 (12.5)

6 (10.0)

32 (11.7)

Work status, n (%)

    

Active

79 (59.4)

50 (62.5)

20 (33.3)

149 (54.6)

Unemployed

39 (29.3)

19 (23.8)

20 (33.3)

78 (28.6)

Retired/Pensioner

15 (11.3)

11 (13.8)

20 (33.3)

46 (16.9)