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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Task shifting interpersonal counseling for depression: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial in primary care

 

Total

IPC group

E-TAU group

  
 

N = 86

n = 43

n = 43

Statistics

p

Age, years: mean (s.d.)

43.84 (14.76)

46.42 (15.22)

41.26 (13.99)

t = 1.64

.11

Gender, female: n (%)

81 (94.20)

40 (93.00)

41 (95.30)

ϰ2 = 0.21

.65

Race/ethnicity: n (%)

   

ϰ2 = 4.22

.24

 African American/Black

8 (9.30)

4 (9.30)

4 (9.30)

  

 White/Caucasian

36 (41.90)

19 (44.20)

17 (39.50)

  

 Biracial/Multiracial

38 (44.20)

20 (46.50)

18 (41.90)

  

 Other

4 (4.70)

0 (0.00)

4 (9.30)

  

Marital status: n (%)

   

ϰ2 = 3.11

.08

 Not partnered

34 (39.50)

13 (30.20)

21 (48.80)

  

Number of children:

   

ϰ2 = 2.83

.59

 0

25 (29.10)

11 (25.60)

14 (32.60)

  

 1

31 (36.00)

18 (41.90)

13 (30.20)

  

 2

24 (27.90)

10 (23.30)

14 (32.60)

  

 ≥3

6 (7.00)

4 (9.30)

2 (4.60)

  

Education: n (%)

   

ϰ2 = 4.16

.13

 < High school degree

51 (59.30)

30 (69.80)

21 (48.80)

  

 High school degree or equivalent

28 (32.60)

11 (25.60)

17 (39.50)

  

 Education beyond high school degree

7 (8.10)

2 (4.70)

5 (11.60)

  

Religion: n (%)

   

ϰ2 = 2.11

.55

 Catholic

32 (37.20)

16 (37.20)

16 (37.20)

  

 Protestant

35 (40.70)

18 (41.90)

17 (39.50)

  

 Other

5 (5.80)

1 (2.30)

4 (9.30)

  

 None

14 (16.30)

8 (18.60)

6 (14.00)

  

Socio-economical classa: n (%)

   

ϰ2 = 6.18

.19

 A1/A2

2 (2.30)

2 (4.70)

0 (0.00)

  

 B1/B2

21 (24.40)

12 (27.90)

9 (20.90)

  

 C1/C2

48 (55.80)

19 (44.20)

29 (67.50)

  

 D

9 (10.50)

6 (14.00)

3 (7.00)

  

 E

6 (7.00)

4 (9.30)

2 (4.70)

  

 Household monthly incomeb (US$): mean (s.d.)

687.74 (603.79)

785.10 (746.07)

595.37 (417.37)

t = 1.38

.17

  1. aABIPEME Brazilian socio-economical class classification
  2. bConversion R$ 1.00 (reais) = US$ 3.5 (dollar), August 2015.