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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Depressed patients treated by homeopaths: a randomised controlled trial using the “cohort multiple randomised controlled trial” (cmRCT) design

Baseline characteristics

Offer group (n = 185)

No offer group (n = 381)

Total (n = 566)

Age (years) (mean, SD)

55.8 (15.0)

53.9 (14.4)

54.5 (14.6)

Female

114 (61.6)

229 (60.1)

343 (60.6)

Children ≤2 years

9 (4.9)

14 (3.9)

24 (4.2)

Pregnant

0 (0.0)

4 (1.0)

4 (0.7)

Ethnicity:

British

179 (96.8)

364 (95.5)

543 (95.9)

Non-British

6 (3.2)

15 (3.9)

21 (3.7)

Unknown

0 (0.0)

2 (0.5)

2 (0.4)

Employed:

Yes

64 (34.6)

152 (39.9)

216 (38.2)

No

111 (60.0)

209 (54.9)

320 (56.5)

Unknown

10 (5.4)

20 (5.2)

30 (5.3)

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) quintile:

1 (least deprived)

11 (5.9)

21 (5.5)

32 (5.7)

2

34 (18.4)

76 (19.9)

110 (19.4)

3

26 (14.1)

55 (14.4)

81 (14.3)

4

34 (18.4)

73 (19.2)

107 (18.9)

5 (most deprived)

80 (43.2)

156 (40.9)

236 (41.7)

  1. Figures are frequencies (percentages) unless stated otherwise