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Table 1 Demographic characteristics presented in the total study group, among the controls, in the four diagnostic categories and among the withdrawals.

From: Screening and diagnosing depression in women visiting GPs' drop in clinic in Primary Health Care

Variable

Total

Controls

1. Depressed

2. Crisis reactions

3. Psychiatric care, referral or current

4. No psychiatric diagnosis

Withdrawals (not interviewed)

 

(n = 135)

(n = 76)

(n = 32)

(n = 8)

(n = 6)

(n = 4)

(n = 9)

Age, year, mean

46.2

46.9

49.1

46.5

42.0

57.3

27.8

   CI 95%

43.4–48.9

43.3–50.4

42.7–55.4

31.4–61.6

29.9–54.1

43.7–70.8

19.6–36.0

Marital status

(n) %

(n) %

(n) %

(n) %

(n) %

(n) %

(n) %

   Married/cohab

(75) 44.0

(46) 38.7

(15) 53.1

(6) 75

(1) 16.7

(3) 75

(4) 55.6

   Single

(59) 55.9

(29) 61.3

(17) 46.9

(2) 25

(5) 83.3

(1) 25

(5) 44.4

Divorced/separated

(17) 12.3

(8) 10.5

(4) 12.5

(1) 12.5

(1) 16.7

(0) 0

(2) 22.2

Children

       

   Yes

(76) 56.7

(48) 63.2

(19) 61.3

(3) 37.5

(1) 16.7

(3) 75

(2) 22.2

   No

(58) 43.3

(28) 36.8

(12) 38.7

(5) 62.5

(5) 83.3

(1) 25

(7) 77.8

Education

       

   Primary/secondary school

(39) 29.3

(21) 28.0

(12) 37.5

(4) 50

(1) 20

(1) 75

(0) 0

   High school/university

(94) 70.7

(54) 72.0

(20) 62.5

(4) 50

(4) 80

(3) 25

(9) 100

Employment status

       

   Employed/study

(97) 71.9

(57) 75.0

(22) 68.8

(4) 50

(3) 50

(3) 75

(8) 88.9

   Unemployed

(4) 2.7

(2) 2.6

(1) 3.1

(1) 12.5

(0) 0

(0) 0

(0) 0

   Retired

(25) 18.5

(13) 17.1

(8) 25.0

(3) 37.7

(0) 0

(1) 25

(0) 0

   Retired with disability pension

(9) 6.7

(4) 5.3

(1) 3.1

(0) 0

(3) 50

(0) 0

(1) 11.1