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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study sample

From: The decision tool unipolar depression (DTUD): a new measure to facilitate the early identification of patients with major depressive disorder in need of highly specialized care

 

IRR

samplea

Criterion validity samplea

Total sample

N

54

132

243

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

41.48 (12.15)

44.67 (11.89)

44.22 (12.64)

 Range

23–66

22–69

18–78

Sex (n, %)

 Male

24 (44.44)

57 (43.18)

96 (39.51)

 Female

30 (55.66)

75 (56.82)

147 (60.49)

Duration of current MDD episode (n, %)

 Acute (≤12 months)

27 (50.00)

56 (42.42)

108 (44.45)

 Subacute (13–24 months)

7 (12.96)

13 (9.85)

28 (11.52)

 Chronic (>  24 months)

20 (37.04)

63 (47.73)

107 (44.03)

Symptom severity of current MDD episode (n, %)

 Mild

14 (25.93)

24 (18.18)

48 (19.75)

 Moderate

25 (46.30)

47 (35.61)

89 (36.63)

 Severe without psychosis

11 (20.37)

49 (37.12)

85 (34.98)

 Severe with psychosis

4 (7.41)

12 (9.09)

21 (8.64)

Total DTUD score

 Mean (SD)

3.85 (1.85)

3.65 (2.05)

3.70 (2.00)

 Range

0.00–8.00

0.00–9.00

0.00–9.00

Total MSM score

 Mean (SD)

6.02 (2.16)

6.98 (2.42)

6.71 (2.42)

 Range

3.00–13.00

3.00–13.00

3.00–13.00

Total DM-TRD score

 Mean (SD)

10.55 (3.13)

11.60 (3.97)

11.30 (3.67)

 Range

6.00–23.50

3.00–23.50

3.00–23.50

  1. a Part of total sample
  2. IRR Inter-Rater Reliability, DTUD Decision Tool Unipolar Depression, MSM Maudsley Staging Method, DM-TRD Dutch Measure for quantification of Treatment Resistance in Depression