Table 1: Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients Undergoing the Follow-Up Assessment

Patients positive for MDD alone (N=55) Patients positive for MDD and Dys (N=55) Patients positive for Dys alone (N=22) Patients with a negative PC-SAD (N=80)
N % Mean ± SD N % Mean ± SD N % Mean ± SD N % Mean ± SD
Gender
Male 12 21.8 10 18.2 3 13.6 25 31.3
Female 43 78.2 45 81.8 19 86.4 55 68.8
Age 47.0 ± 12.3 47.5 ± 12.0 48.1 ± 8.4 45.0 ± 11.3
Marital Status
Unmarried 21 38.2 25 45.4 8 36.4 31 38.7
Married 23 41.8 26 47.3 7 31.8 39 48.8
Separated, divorced, or widowed 11 20.0 4 7.3 7 31.8 10 12.5
Education
Primary school 1 1.8 2 9.1
Junior high school 10 18.2 6 10.9 5 22.7 7 8.8
Senior high school 26 47.3 31 56.4 7 31.8 35 43.8
College 18 32.7 18 32.7 8 36.4 38 47.5
Primary psychiatric diagnosis
MDD 26 47.3 29 52.7 5 22.7
MDD and Dys 1 1.8
Dys 1 1.8 5 9.1 1 4.5
Depressive Disorder NOS 3 5.5 5 9.1 2 9.1 1 1.3
Bipolar Disorder NOS, mixed 1 1.8
Mood Disorder due to a GMC 1 1.8
Alcohol-induced Mood Disorder 1 1.8
Mood Disorder NOS 1 4.5
Adjustment disorder with depressed mood 2 3.6 1 1.8
Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood 4 7.3 1 1.8 1 4.5 1 1.3
Panic Disorder 1 1.8 6 7.5
Generalised Anxiety Disorder 2 3.6 1 1.8 3 3.8
Social Anxiety Disorder 1 1.8
Generalised Anxiety Disorder due to GMC 1 1.3
Anxiety Disorder NOS 4 7.3 1 1.8 5 6.3
No DSM-IV disorder 9 16.4 10 18.2 11 50.0 63 78.8

MDD=Major Depressive Disorder; Dys= Dysthymic disorder; NOS=Not Otherwise Specified; GMC=General Medical Condition