| Not depressed at follow-up (n = 147) | Depressed at follow-up (n = 138) |
---|---|---|
Socio-demographics at baseline | Â | Â |
- Mean age (sd) | 70.4 (7.1) | 70.9 (7.9) |
- Female gender, n (%) | 97 (66.0) | 90 (65.2) |
- Years of education, mean (sd) | 10.7 (3.2) | 10.5 (3.7) |
- No partner, n (%) | 66 (44.9) | 72 (52.2) |
- Sampling site, n (%) | Â | Â |
 - Amsterdam | 61 (48.8) | 64 (51.2) |
 - Leiden | 26 (44.1) | 33 (55.9) |
 - Groningen | 22 (55.0) | 18 (45.0) |
 - Apeldoorn/Zutphen | 21 (67.7) | 10 (32.2) |
 - Nijmegen | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) |
Clinical characteristics at baseline | Â | Â |
- First episode MDD, n (%) | 70 (47.6) | 65 (47.1) |
- Dysthymia, n (%) | 29 (19.7) | 46 (33.3) |
- Age of onset of depression, mean (SD) | 51.2 (19.5) | 44.2 (20.7) |
- Comorbid anxiety disorder, n (%) | 48 (32.7) | 57 (41.3) |
- Severity depression symptoms | 25.6 (11.8) | 33.9 (12.5) |
Sampling frame, n (%) | Â | Â |
- Primary care | 17 (40.5) | 25 (59.5) |
- Ambulant mental health care | 111 (51.9) | 103 (48.1) |
- Clinical mental health care | 19 (65.5) | 10 (34.5) |
- Use anti depressive medication, n (%) | 106 (72.1) | 96 (69.6) |
- Use of benzodiazepines, n (%) | 54 (36.7) | 57 (41.3) |
Comorbidity | Â | Â |
- Number of chronic diseases, mean (sd) | 1.8 (1.2) | 2.4 (1.7) |
- MMSE, mean (sd) | 28.0 (1.7) | 27.7 (1.8) |