Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample
Sociodemographic variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 553 (34.6) |
Female | 1042 (65.3) |
Age | 47.73 (13.14) |
≤ 30 | 155 (9.71) |
31-50 | 780 (48.90) |
> 50 | 660 (41.37) |
Employment Status | |
Employed | 851 (45.0) |
Student | 45 (2.4) |
Unemployed | 189 (11.8) |
Housework | 383 (24.0) |
Retired | 254 (15.9) |
Civil Status | |
Single | 315 (19.7) |
Married | 973 (61) |
Widowed | 111 (7) |
Separated | 196 (12.3) |
Education | |
Incomplete Primary Studies | 296 (18.6) |
Complete Primary Studies | 529 (33.2) |
Secondary Studies | 506 (31.7) |
University | 264 (16.6) |
Lives | |
Living Alone | 280 (17.6) |
Living accompanied | 1315 (82.4) |
Environment | |
Rural residence | 446 (28) |
Urban residence | 1149 (72) |
Clinical variables | M (SD) |
Age First Episode | 40.31 (13.15) |
Duration Episode | 14.2 (9.4) |
Number Previous Episode IDS-SR30 at first assessment HDRS at first assessment | 3.72 (2.9) 34.8 (15) 17.3 (8.3) |
n (%) | |
IDS-SR30 severity | |
None (0-13) | 200 (12.5) |
Mild (14-25) | 357 (22.4) |
Moderate (26-38) | 416 (26.1) |
Severe (39-48) | 347 (21.8) |
Very severe (> 49) | 275 (17.2) |
HDRS severity | |
None (0-13) | 200 (12.5) |
Mild (14-25) | 286 (17.9) |
Moderate (26-38) | 352 (22.1) |
Severe (39-48) | 626 (39.2) |
Very severe (> 49) | 131 (8.2) |