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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Patient-reported outcomes in major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation: a real-world data analysis using PatientsLikeMe platform

Variable

MDSI (n = 266)

MDD (n = 11,963)

Gender, n (%)

Total

258 (96.9)

11,553 (96.6)

 Women

188 (72.9)

9622 (83.3)

 Men

70 (27.1)

1931 (16.7)

Age, years

Total

252 (94.7)

11,486 (96.0)

 Median

36

44

Race, n (%)

Total

136 (51.1)

8.970 (74.9)

 White

119 (87.5)

7781 (86.7)

 Mixed race

8 (5.9)

372 (4.1)

 Black/African American

2 (1.5)

263 (2.9)

 American Indian/Alaskan native

1 (0.7)

98 (1.1)

 Asian

4 (2.9)

113 (1.25)

 Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander

0 (0)

14 (0.2)

 Preferred not to disclose

2 (1.47)

329 (3.7)

Education, n (%)

Total

129 (48.5)

7510 (62.8)

 8th grade or less (left school around 14 years of age)

0

35 (0.5)

 Some high school, but did not graduate (left school around 16 years of age)

9 (7.0)

270 (3.6)

 High school graduate or GED (left school around 18 years of age)

23 (17.8)

1161 (15.5)

 Some college but less than a bachelor’s/undergraduate degree

51 (39.5)

3273 (43.6)

 College bachelor’s/undergraduate degree

24 (18.6)

1650 (22.0)

 Postgraduate degree (Master’s, doctorate, etc.)

19 (14.7)

952 (12.7)

 Preferred not to answer

3 (2.3)

169 (2.3)

Family history of MDD, n (%)

Total

218 (82.0)

6752 (56.4)

 Yes

100 (45.9)

3353 (49.7)

 No

92 (42.2)

2075 (30.7)

 Don’t know

26 (11.9)

1324 (19.6)

  1. Abbreviations:GED General Education Development, MDD Major Depressive Disorder, MDSI Major Depressive Disorder with Suicidal Ideation