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Table 2 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Stressful life events and passive behavioral patterns in women with major depressive disorder: a mixed method analysis nested in a clinical trial

Clinical and demographic characteristics

Sample (n = 18)

Sex (females): n (%)

18 (100%)

Color or race

 Black: n (%)

7 (38.9%)

 Mixed/brown: n (%)

6 (33.3%)

 White: n (%)

5 (27.8%)

Age: M (SD)

42.9 (9.9%)

Marital status

14 (74.7%)

 Single: n (%)

13 (72.2%)

 Married or stable union: n (%)

5 (27.8%)

Higher education: n (%)

10 (55.6%)

Employed: n (%)

11 (61.1%)

Comorbidities

 None: n (%)

6 (36.8%)

  ≥ 1 Comorbidity: n (%)

12 (63.1%)

Type of MDD

 First episode: n (%)

1 (5.2%)

 Recurrent: n (%)

8 (44.4%)

 Chronic (distimic): n (%)

9 (50.0%)

HAM-D: M (SD)

23.3 (6.0)

BAI: M (SD)

29.0 (11.7)

SDS: M (SD)

20.8 (6.3)

WHOQOL-BREF: social domain

35.8 (18.5)

CD-Quest: M (SD)

43.3 (13.2)

  1. BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, CD-Quest Cognitive Distortion Questionaire, HAM-D Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, M mean, SD standard deviation, SDS Sheehan Disability Scale, WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization quality of life scale abbreviated