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Table 1 Patient demographics and prevalence of trauma (patient-reported and HCP-assessed cohorts)

From: Emotional blunting in patients with depression. Part III: relationship with psychological trauma

 

Patient-reported cohort (N = 752)

HCP-assessed cohort (N = 766)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

466 (62)a

484 (63)a

Age, years

 Mean (SD)

45 (12.5)

44 (13.1)

Depression phase, n (%)

 Acute

300 (40)

383 (50)a

 Remission

452 (60)

383 (50)a

Ever addicted to drugs or alcohol, n (%)

156 (21)*

68 (9)

 Acute

71 (24)

38 (10)

 Remission

85 (19)

30 (8)

Any trauma, n (%)

732 (97)**

638 (83)

 Childhood

650 (86)

327 (43)

 Recent

691 (92)

579 (76)

Any severe trauma, n (%)

658 (88)

–

 Childhood

515 (68)

–

 Recent

562 (75)

–

 Both childhood and recent

419 (56)

–

Trauma as reason for depression, n (%)

425 (58)b**

274 (43)c

Depression more severe due to trauma, n (%)

509 (70)b**

389 (61)c

  1. HCPs were not asked to rate trauma severity
  2. HCP healthcare provider, SD standard deviation
  3. aBy design
  4. bn = 732
  5. cn = 638
  6. *p < 0.05  vs HCP-assessed cohort
  7. **p < 0.01 vs HCP-assessed cohort