Table 1 Characteristics of patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD) vs matched comparatorsa with treatment for depression
TRD N = 3204 | Comparators N = 3204 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | |||
Men | 1363 (42.5) | 1363 (42.5) | matched |
Women | 1841 (57.5) | 1841 (57.5) | |
Age (years)b | |||
18–29 | 1245 (38.9) | 1251 (39.0) | matched |
30–49 | 1333 (41.6) | 1328 (41.5) | |
50–69 | 626 (19.5) | 625 (19.5) | |
Type of living area | matched | ||
Small municipality | 842 (26.3) | 842 (26.3) | |
Medium-sized municipality | 1109 (34.6) | 1109 (34.6) | |
Large city | 1253 (39.1) | 1253 (39.1) | |
Attained education levelb | 0.0017 | ||
≤ 9 years | 969 (30.2) | 842 (26.3) | |
10–12 years | 1442 (45.0) | 1504 (46.9) | |
≥ 13 years | 793 (24.8) | 858 (26.8) | |
Family situationb | 0.0942 | ||
Married, living without children | 296 (9.2) | 310 (9.7) | |
Married, living with children | 768 (24.0) | 695 (21.7) | |
Unmarried, living without children | 1419 (44.3) | 1508 (47.1) | |
Unmarried, living with children | 327 (10.2) | 299 (9.3) | |
≤ 20 years, living with parent/−s | 394 (12.3) | 392 (12.2) | |
Country of birth | < 0.0001 | ||
Sweden | 2420 (75.5) | 2647 (82.6) | |
Other European country | 165 (5.2) | 123 (3.8) | |
Other than Europe | 619 (19.3) | 434 (13.6) | |
Long-term sickness absencec | 429 (13.4) | 418 (13.1) | 0.6849 |
Unemploymentd | 0.2803 | ||
1–179 days | 643 (20.1) | 620 (19.4) | |
≥ 180 days | 185 (5.8) | 161 (5.0) | |
History of depression diagnosis | 536 (16.7) | 536 (16.7) | matched |
History of anxiety disordere | 621 (19.4) | 638 (19.9) | 0.5930 |
History of personality disordere | 97 (3.0) | 87(2.7) | 0.4544 |
History of substance use disordere | 0.0425 | ||
None | 2895 (90.4) | 2847 (88.9) | |
Alcohol only | 143 (4.5) | 187 (5.8) | |
Other/mixed | 166 (5.2) | 170 (5.3) | |
History of other psychiatric disordere | 190 (5.9) | 195 (6.1) | 0.7927 |
History of self harm/suicide attempte | 208 (6.5) | 277 (7.1) | 0.3454 |
CCIe, f | 0.7685 | ||
0 | 3029 (94.5) | 3016 (94.1) | |
1 | 143 (4.5) | 155 (4.8) | |
≥ 2 | 32 (1.0) | 32 (1.0) | |