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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the total study population and intervention group. Values are numbers (percentages)

From: Effectiveness of a psycho-educational group program for major depression in primary care: a randomized controlled trial

Variable Category

Variable Category

General n (%)

Intervention n (%)

Control n (%)

Gender

Women

206(89.2)

108 (90.8)

98 (87.5)

Age

Mean (SD)

53.38(12.63)

52.29(11.77)

54.54 (13.44)

Nationality

Spanish

215 (93.1)

111 (93.3)

104 (92.9)

 

Single

33 (14.3)

20(16.8)

13 (11.7)

Marital status *

Married/cohabitant

119 (51.7)

65 (54.6)

54 (48.2)

 

Divorced/separed

41 (17.8)

23 (19.3)

18 (16.2)

 

Widow/widowed

37 (16.1)

11 (9.2)

26 (23.4)

 

Not completed primary education

27 (11.8)

14 (11.8)

13 (11.9)

Educational level

Completed primary education

88 (38.6)

42 (35.3)

46 (42.2)

 

Secondary education

69 (30.3)

39 (32.8)

30 (27.5)

 

University

44 (19.3)

25 (20.8)

20 (18.3)

Nº Childrens

0 Children

63 (27.3)

31 (26.1)

32 (28.6)

 

1-2 Children

113 (48.9)

61 (51.3)

52 (46.4)

 

>=3Childrens

55 (23.8)

27 (22.7)

28 (25)

 

Self- Employed

97 (42.4)

56 (47.1)

41 (37.3)

 

Disability or permanent disability

20 (8.7)

9 (7.6)

11 (10)

Employment status

Unemployed

32 (14)

18 (15.1)

14 (12.7)

 

Works at home

36 (15.7)

19 (16)

17 (15.5)

 

Retired

44 (19.2)

17 (14.3)

27 (24.5)

 

Alone

41 (17.9)

17 (14.2)

24 (21.8)

 

With childrens

32 (14)

17 (14.3)

15 (13.6)

 

With his/her partner

52 (22.7)

28 (23.5)

24 (21.8)

 

With his/her partner and children

66 (28.8)

36 (30.3)

30 (27.3)

Core coexistence

With parents

13 (5.7)

8 (6.7)

5 (4.5)

 

With others family

11 (4.8)

8 (6.7)

3 (2.7)

 

With other people

8 (3.5)

3 (2.5)

5 (4.5)

 

Others

6 (2.6)

2 (1.7)

4 (3.6)

 

Permanent contract

74 (34.7)

43 (37.7)

31 (31.3)

Employment Economic status

Temporary contract

8 (3.8)

3 (2.6)

5 (5.1)

 

Self-employment

14 (6.6)

7 (6.1)

7 (7.1)

 

Work without contract

12 (5.6)

9 (7.9)

3 (3)

 

Not work, but have a salary

77 (36.2)

39 (34.2)

38 (38.4)

 

Not work, not salary

28 (13.1)

13 (11.4)

15 (15.2)

Stressful event

Yes

138 (63)

73 (65.2)

65 (60.7)

Medication: Antidepressant

Yes

129 (55.8)

71 (55)

58 (45)

 

No

102 (44.2)

48 (47.1)

54 (52.9)

 

SSRI

105 (45.7)

60 (50.4)

45 (40.5)

 

Tricyclic

6 (2.6)

4 (1.7)

2 (0.9)

 

Dual

20 (8.7)

9 (7.6)

11 (9.9)

Medication: Anxiolytics

Yes

125 (54.3)

67 (56.8)

58 (51.8)

Hypnotics

Yes

11 (4.8)

7 (5.9)

4 (3.6)

Alternative treatment

Yes

51 (22.1)

28 (23.5)

23 (20.5)

Medication: blood pressure

Yes

70 (30.3)

32 (26.9)

38 (33.9)

  1. Abbreviations: SD: standard deviation; SSRI: serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.
  2. * P value significant (p=0.030).