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Table 3 Demographic and family history variables at the patient (individual) level

From: A cluster randomized controlled trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for people with a family history of depression

Variables

 

Intervention group (N = 119)

Mean (SD)

Control group (N = 83)

Mean (SD)

Total sample

(N = 202)

Mean (SD)

Age

Range: 18, 74

44.0 (14.7)

40.2 (12.4)

42.42 (13.9)

Level

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

Male

25 (21.0)

14 (16.9)

39 (19.3)

Female

94 (79.0)

69 (83.1)

163 (80.7)

Highest education level achieved

Other

2 (1.7)

2 (2.4)

4 (2.0)

Some High School

15 (12.6)

9 (3.6)

24 (11.9)

Graduated High School

8 (6.7)

3 (10.9)

11 (5.4)

Vocational college

33 (27.7)

24 (28.9)

57 (28.2)

Degree/Postgraduate degree

61 (51.3)

45 (54.2)

106 (52.5)

Occupation

Wages/Salary/Self-Employed

79 (66.4)

54 (65.1)

133 (65.8)

Student

10 (8.4)

9 (10.8)

19 (9.4)

Retired/Unemployed

20 (16.8)

8 (9.6)

28 (13.9)

Other

10 (8.4)

12 (14.5)

22 (10.9)

Marital status

Married/living as married

50 (42.0)

33 (39.8)

83 (41.1)

Never married/Divorced/Widowed

69 (58.0)

50 (60.2)

119 (58.9)

Children

Yes

73 (61.3)

43 (51.8)

116 (57.4)

No

46 (38.7)

40 (48.2)

86 (42.6)

Country of Birth

Australia

96 (80.7)

56 (67.5)

152 (75.3)

Other

23 (19.3)

27 (32.5)

50 (24.7)

Language spoken mostly at home

English

119 (100.0)

79 (95.2)

198 (98.0)

Language other than English

0 (0.0)

4 (4.8)

4 (2.0)

Personal symptoms of MDD or BDa

MDD Symptoms Only

60 (50.4)

47 (56.6)

107 (53.0)

BD Symptomsc

14 (11.8)

8 (9.6)

22 (10.9)

Symptoms of first-Degree relativesb

1 FDR with MDD Symptoms Only

55 (46.2)

35 (42.2)

90 (44.6)

2 FDR with MDD Symptoms Only

19 (16.0)

24 (28.9)

43 (21.3)

3 FDR with MDD Symptoms Only

3 (2.5)

7 (8.4)

10 (5.0)

> 3 FDR with MDD Symptoms Only

2 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.0)

1 FDR with BD Symptomsc

33 (27.7)

15 (18.1)

48 (23.8)

2 FDR with BD Symptomsc

7 (5.9)

2 (2.4)

9 (4.5)

  1. aAs assessed by the Family History Screen
  2. bTotal number in this analysis was 202 after excluding participants in the control group whose questionnaires were incomplete. Entry refers to type of history (MDD only versus BD) in first-degree relatives
  3. cEither with or without presence of MDD symptoms