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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: There is more to mental illness than negative affect: comprehensive temperament profiles in depression and generalized anxiety

 

Control

MD

GAD

Comorbid

All age groups

291

121

165

110

 M/F, N

128/163

50/71

72/93

44/66

 Meanage

43.33

57.35

33.58

45.18

 SDage

22.07

11.48

18.38

14.45

Age < 25, N

74

0

66

0

 M/F, N

30/44

0

29/37

0

 Meanage

20.38

0

20.07

0/0

 SDage

2.08

0

1.92

0/0

Age 25–45, N

88

36

62

58

 M/F, N

35/53

17/19

30/32

29/29

 Meanage

34.18

33.25

34.55

33.83

 SDage

6.25

5.64

5.86

5.52

Age 46–65, N

70

42

37

52

 M/F, N

30/40

16/26

13/24

15/37

 Meanage

54.80

56.12

55.76

55.15

 SDage

5.91

5.19

6.00

5.75

Age 66–84

59

43

0

0

 M/F, N

33/26

17/26

0

0

 Meanage

76.79

75.76

0

0

 SDage

5.98

5.77

0

0

Range of tests scores:

 BDI

1–20

28–60

4–28

29–63

 HDI

1–15

20–50

2–22

20–50

 SCL-90D

1–20

31–52

13–20

32–52

 BAI

1–21

6–21

22–41

22–42

 STAI-S

20–39

26–48

50–78

60–79

 SCL-90A

1–15

12–24

25–40

26–40

  1. BDI Beck Depression Inventory-II [64], HDI Hamilton Depression Inventory [65], SCL-90D(A) Symptom CheckList-90, Depression (or Anxiety) scale [66], BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory [67], STAI-S State Trait Anxiety Inventory, S form [68]