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Table 1 Mean age with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) and distribution (%) of socio-demographic data in the 404 participants (48 depressed men and 76 depressed women and 187 men and 93 women without depression).

From: Psychosocial stressors and depression at a Swedish primary health care centre. A gender perspective study

 

Depressed

Non-depressed

 

Men

Women

Men

Women

N

48

76

187

93

Age

    

Mean

45.6

47.9

44.2

47.7

95% CI

(41.8- 49.4)

(44.5-51.3)

(41.9-46.5)

(44.6-50.9)

Civil status

    

   Living single (%)

55.3

48.7

40.8

38.0

   Children, yes (%)

55.6

66.7

46.5

62.4

Education

    

Secondary school/University (%)

80.1

69.7

82.1

72.3

Employment

    

   Employed/student (%)

75.0

73.7

80.0

74.2

   Unemployed (%)

12.51

6.6

2.21

2.2

Pensioners

    

   Disability pension (%)

0

4.0

1.6

4.3

   Old age pension (%)

12.5

15.8

16.2

19.4

  1. 1 Unemployment was more common among depressed men than non-depressed men (p < 0.01, Fisher's test).