Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample and differences between study completers and non-completers at baseline

 age

M (SD)

40.74

(12.41)

42.37

(11.88)

35.75

(12.72)

<  0.001^A

 female

n (%)

194

(60.6%)

150

(37.8%)

44

(43.6%)

.423^B

 living in a partnership

n (%)

135

(42.2%)

108

(44.8%)

27

(34.6%)

.116^B

 less than 9 years of education

n (%)

107

(33.4%)

70

(29.0%)

37

(47.4%)

.004^B

 living independently

n (%)

314

(98.1%)

237

(98.3%)

77

(98.7%)

1.00^B

 having a job

n (%)

215

(67.4%)

162

(67.2%)

53

(67.9%)

1.00^B

 age at onset of disorder

M (SD)

28.86

(13.45)

29.44

(13.48)

27.06

(13.29)

.137^A

 highest GAF value in the year before admission

M (SD)

72.14

(14.30)

71.75

(13.52)

73.29

(16.47)

.612^A

 Primary diagnosis F3

n (%)

225

(70.3)

172

(71.7)

53

(68.8)

.666^B

 Number of comorbid psychiatric disorders

M (SD)

2.43

(1.25)

2.37

(1.20)

2.61

(1.38)

.179^A

 Duration of index hospitalisation (days)

M (SD)

48.81

(27.23)

48.33

(26.24)

50.27

(30.18)

.744^A

 BDI-II total score

M (SD)

30.07

(11.58)

29.66

(11.82)

31.35

(10.75)

.220^C

 GSI score (according to BSI)

M (SD)

1.61

(0.75)

1.59

(0.75)

1.67

(0.73)

.313^C