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Table 1 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of the experimental groups

From: Psychotherapy effectiveness for major depression: a randomized trial in a Finnish community

Characteristics

IPT (N = 46)

PeGT (N = 42)

TAU (N = 46)

χ2 or F

DF

P-value*

Sex

   

2.02

2

.36

Male

16 (35 %)

11 (26 %)

10 (22 %)

   

Female

30 (65 %)

31 (74 %)

36 (78 %)

   

Job situation

   

8.08

2

.018

Employed

36 (78 %)

38 (90 %)

30 (65 %)

   

Not employed1

10 (22 %)

4 (10 %)

16 (35 %)

   

Marital status

   

1.63

2

.44

Spouse

30 (65 %)

25 (60 %)

24 (52 %)

   

No spouse

16 (35 %)

17 (40 %)

22 (48 %)

   

Mean Age

43 (12.3)

42 (10.1)

40 (125)

0.93

2/131

.40

Mean HAM-D (SD)

18.7 (4.0)

19.3 (3.8)

18.9 (3.7)

0.31

2/131

.74

Mean CGI (SD)

4.5 (1.1)

4.5 (1.2)

4.6 (0.8)

0.08

2/131

.92

Mean JES2 (SD)

30.4 (6.1)

31.3 (6.7)

30.6 (6.7)

0.13

2/104

.88

Mean SOFAS (SD)

53.7 (9.5)

54.9 (10.3)

53.2 (8.8)

0.38

2/131

.68

Mean 15-D3 (SD)

0.73 (0.09)

0.76(0.07)

0.74 (0.09)

1.04

2/101

.36

  1. * = p-value for the overall difference among treatment groups
  2. DF = Degrees of freedom for χ2-test or 1-way ANOVA (DFnum/DFden)
  3. 1 = includes housewives, students, unemployed, non-military servants, and laid-off individuals
  4. 2 = 27 missing values
  5. 3 = 30 missing values