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Table 1 Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Potential predictors of delay in initial treatment contact after the first onset of depression in Japan: a clinical sample study

Variables

Total (n = 95)

 

n

%

Gender (Male)

57

60.0

Marital status at the first treatment point

Ever married

56

58.9

Married and Remarried

55

57.9

Widowed

1

1.1

Never married (Single)

39

41.1

Living alone at the first treatment point

18

18.9

Working status at the first treatment point

Employed

24

25.3

Unemployed

54

56.8

Housewife and Student

17

17.9

Subtype of DSM-IV major depressive disorder

Melancholic features

31

32.6

Non-melancholic features (Postpartum, Atypical, no-subtype)

64

67.4

Psychiatric comorbidities

Any Anxiety Disorders

27

28.4

Panic Disorder (including Agoraphobia)

13

13.7

Social Anxiety Dsiorder

10

10.5

Obsessive Conpulsive Disorder

5

5.3

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

1

1.1

Eating disorder

2

2.1

Patient’s-report of childhood abuse

7

7.4

Reported victims of childhood bullying

21

22.1

Family history of mood disorders

14

14.7

 

Mean

SD

Age (years)

40.7

9.9

Total education (years)

15.4

1.6

Age onset of the first depression (years)

34.0

11.3

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Total)

22.3

4.0

 

Median [IQR 25th 75th percentile]

DUI; Duration of untreated illness (months)

4.0 [2.0 13.0]

  1. IQR: inquartile range.