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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants in the PRI-SMA trial (n = 258)

From: Use of a self-rating scale to monitor depression severity in recurrent GP consultations in primary care – does it really make a difference? A randomised controlled study

Characteristics

Total

n (%)

Intervention

n (%)

TAU¤

n (%)

p

Participants

258

125

133

 

Age (years, mean )

43.48

44.84

42.19

0.2

 men

76 (29.5)

31 (24.8)

45 (33.8)

 

 women

182 (70.5)

94 (75.2)

88 (66.2)

0.1

Marital status

    

 single

118 (45.7)

61 (48.8)

57 (42.9)

 

 married/cohabiting

140 (54.3)

64 (51.2)

76 (57.1)

 

 children <18 years at home

82 (43.2)

36 (40.4)

46 (45.5)

0.5

Lower educational level

34 (13.2)

17 (13.7)

17 (12.8)

 

Middle educational level

115 (44.7)

61 (49.2)

54 (40.6)

 

High educational level

108 (42.0)

46 (37.1)

62 (46.6)

0.3

Employment

    

 working/studying

181 (80.8)

90 (81.1)

91 (80.5)

 

 unemployed/retired

43 (19.2)

21 (18.9)

22 (19.5)

0.9

Born outside the Nordic countries

41 (16)

19 (15.3)

22 (16.7)

0.8

Smoking (yes or sometimes)

75 (29.4)

36 (29.3)

39 (29.5)

0.9

Leisure-time physical activity

    

 never

109 (42.4)

57 (46)

52 (39.1)

 

 at least 4 hrs/week

124 (48.2)

55 (44.4)

69 (51.9)

 

 intensive

24 (9.3)

12 (9.7)

12 (9,0)

0.5

Depression

    

 mild (BDI-II 12-19)

32 (13)

16 (13.6)

16 (12.4)

 

 moderate (BDI-II 20-28)

82 (33.2)

39 (33.1)

43 (33.3)

 

 high moderate (BDI-II 29-36)

68 (27.5)

35 (29.7)

33 (25.6)

0.9

  1. ¤ TAU treatment as usual