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Table 2 Baseline health measures

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

Baseline health measures

Offer group (n = 185)

No offer group (n = 381)

Total (n = 566)

PHQ-9 score (mean, SD)

16.9 (4.5)

17.0 (4.6)

17.0 (4.6)

PHQ-9 category:

Moderate (10–14 points)

64 (34.6)

133 (34.9)

197 (34.8)

Moderately severe (15–19 points)

69 (37.3)

133 (34.9)

202 (35.7)

Severe (20–27 points)

52 (28.1)

115 (30.2)

167 (29.5)

Depression onset:

Acute (<3 months)

2 (1.1)

4 (1.0)

6 (1.1)

Sub-acute (3 months– < 1 year)

5 (2.7)

14 (3.7)

19 (3.4)

Chronic (short) (1– < 2 years)

12 (6.5)

39 (10.2)

51 (9.0)

Chronic (long) (2– < 5 years)

10 (5.4)

31 (8.1)

41 (7.2)

Chronic (very long) (5 years +)

89 (48.1)

185 (48.6)

274 (48.4)

Chronic (any)

111 (60.0)

255 (66.9)

366 (64.7)

Unknown

67 (36.2)

108 (28.3)

175 (30.9)

Depression episode onset:

Acute (<3 months)

10 (5.4)

24 (6.3)

34 (6.0)

Sub-acute (3 months– < 1 year)

8 (4.3)

25 (6.6)

33 (5.8)

Periodic

3 (1.6)

14 (3.7)

17 (3.0)

Chronic (short) (1– < 2 years)

9 (4.9)

13 (3.4)

22 (3.9)

Chronic (long) (2– < 5 years)

8 (4.3)

11 (2.9)

19 (3.4)

Chronic (very long) (5 years+)

9 (4.9)

13 (3.4)

22 (3.9)

Chronic (unspecified)

30 (16.2)

46 (12.1)

76 (13.4)

Chronic (any)

56 (30.3)

83 (21.8)

139 (24.6)

None (patient’s opinion)

1 (0.5)

3 (0.8)

4 (0.7)

Unknown

107 (57.8)

232 (60.9)

343 (60.6)

GAD-7 score (mean, SD)

13.4 (4.8)

13.8 (4.8)

13.7 (4.8)

GAD-7 category:

Normal (0–4 points)

6 (3.2)

14 (3.7)

20 (3.5)

Mild (5–9 points)

32 (17.3)

59 (15.5)

91 (16.1)

Moderate (10–14 points)

68 (36.8)

126 (33.1)

194 (34.3)

Severe (15–21 points)

78 (42.2)

181 (47.5)

259 (45.8)

Unknown

1 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.4)

BMI score (mean, SD)

28.3 (6.6)

28.1 (6.6)

28.2 (6.6)

BMI category:

Underweight (<18.5)

3 (1.6)

8 (2.1)

11 (1.9)

Healthy weight (18.5–24.9)

58 (31.4)

129 (33.9)

187 (33.0)

Overweight (25.0–29.9)

37 (20.0)

98 (25.7)

135 (23.9)

Obese (30.0–39.9)

51 (27.6)

98 (25.7)

149 (26.3)

Morbidly obese (40.0+)

11 (5.9)

20 (5.2)

31 (5.5)

Unknown

25 (13.5)

28 (7.3)

53 (9.4)

Long-standing conditions (mean, SD)

3.0 (1.8)

3.0 (1.8)

3.0 (1.8)

Long-standing conditions:

Yes

165 (89.2)

350 (91.9)

515 (91.0)

No

17 (9.2)

25 (6.6)

42 (7.4)

Unknown

3 (1.6)

6 (1.6)

9 (1.6)

Alcohol (units last week) (mean, SD)

7.0 (16.4)

7.7 (15.0)

7.4 (15.5)

  1. Figures are frequencies (percentages) unless stated otherwise. PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, GAD Generalised Anxiety Disorder, BMI body mass index