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Table 1 Demographic and mental health characteristics of the study population on prescription of an antidepressant (baseline), by country

From: Antidepressant treatment and cultural differences - a survey of the attitudes of physicians and patients in Sweden and Turkey

Characteristic

Sweden (n = 107)

Turkey (n = 353)

P-value

Sex, n (%)

Female

58 (55.2%)

269 (76.4%)

<0.001

Age

Mean ± SD (n)

51.1 ± 14.7 (100)

39.9 ± 11.5 (340)

<0.001

CGI-Severity a

Mean ± SD (n)

4.4 ± 0.8 (105)

5.1 ± 1.1 (344)

<0.001

Medications prescribed, n (%)

SSRIs

66 (88.0%)

275 (93.2%)

0.149

 

TCAs

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.7%)

0.588

 

Venlafaxine

3 (4.0%)

6 (2.0%)

0.395

 

Mirtazapine

7 (9.3%)

8 (2.7%)

0.017

 

Other ADs

0 (0.0%)

20 (6.8%)

0.018

 

Anxiolytics

5 (6.7%)

52 (17.6%)

0.019

 

Hypnotics

11 (14.7%)

2 (0.7%)

<0.001

 

Analgesics

10 (13.3%)

15 (5.1%)

0.018

Presenting symptoms (psychological), n (%) a

Depression

70 (65.4%)

267 (75.6%)

0.046

 

Anxiety

55 (51.4%)

188 (53.3%)

0.742

 

Sleep

55 (51.4%)

201 (56.9%)

0.320

Presenting symptoms (physical), n (%) a

Fatigue

47 (43.9%)

200 (56.7%)

0.027

 

Pain

40 (37.4%)

209 (59.2%)

<0.001

 

Gastro-intestinal

21 (19.6%)

150 (42.5%)

<0.001

 

Cardiovascular

8 (7.5%)

86 (24.4%)

<0.001

 

CNS

29 (27.1%)

194 (55.0%)

<0.001

Number of psychological symptoms a

Mean ± SD (n)

1.7 ± 0.9 (107)

1.9 ± 0.9 (353)

0.067

Number of physical symptoms a

Mean ± SD (n)

1.4 ± 1.1 (107)

2.4 ± 1.3 (353)

<0.001

HADS-Depression b

Mean ± SD (n)

10.3 ± 4.2 (99)

12.8 ± 4.5 (335)

<0.001

HADS-Anxiety b

Mean ± SD (n)

12.9 ± 4.0 (99)

12.6 ± 4.0 (335)

0.577

Prominent symptoms-Depression b

Mean ± SD (n)

5.9 ± 2.2 (97)

6.8 ± 2.6 (342)

0.005

Prominent symptoms-Anxiety b

Mean ± SD (n)

5.7 ± 2.4 (101)

6.1 ± 2.8 (339)

0.259

Prominent symptoms-Stress b

Mean ± SD (n)

6.2 ± 2.6 (101)

6.9 ± 2.5 (341)

0.010

Prominent symptoms-Sleep b

Mean ± SD (n)

5.9 ± 2.9 (101)

6.4 ± 2.9 (341)

0.158

Prominent symptoms-Pain b

Mean ± SD (n)

4.8 ± 3.1 (101)

6.2 ± 2.8 (342)

<0.001

SDS-Work b

Mean ± SD (n)

6.0 ± 3.2 (98)

6.0 ± 2.7 (332)

0.873

SDS-Social b

Mean ± SD (n)

6.9 ± 2.5 (102)

6.8 ± 2.5 (342)

0.564

SDS-Family b

Mean ± SD (n)

6.6 ± 2.5 (102)

6.5 ± 2.6 (342)

0.882

  1. a As assessed/recorded by the primary care physician
  2. b As assessed/recorded by the patient
  3. Abbreviations: AD: antidepressant, CGI-S: Clinical Global Impression Severity Scale, HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, SD: standard deviation, SDS: Sheehan Disability Scale, SSRI: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, TCA: tricyclic antidepressant
  4. P-values from two sample t-test
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