Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study sample

Age, M (SD)

41.8

(12.6)

40.3

(11.4)

41.0

(12.01)

0.43

Sex, n (%) female

54

(68.4)

51

(66.2)

105

(67.3)

BMI, M (SD)

23.9

(3.37)

24.6

(4.17)

24.24

(3.79)

 Single

40

(50.6)

43

(55.8)

83

(53.2)

0.46

 Married/living in a partnership

23

(29.1)

24

(31.2)

47

(30.1)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

16

(20.3)

10

(13.0)

26

(16.7)

  < 9 years

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

0.99

 9 years

9

(11.4)

9

(11.7)

18

(11.5)

 10 years

18

(22.8)

17

(22.1)

35

(22.4)

  ≥ 11 years

52

(65.8)

51

(66.2)

103

(66.0)

Current occupation: yes, n (%)

50

(63.3)

45

(58.4)

95

(60.9)

Completed therapy in the past: yes, n (%)

59

(74.7)

52

(67.5)

111

(71.1)

 Mild (up to 9 points)

18

(22.8)

12

(15.6)

30

(19.2)

0.38

 Moderate (10–14 points)

28

(35.4)

33

(42.9)

61

(38.4)

 moderate to severe (15 to 19 points)

19

(24.1)

23

(29.9)

42

(26.9)

 Severe (20 points and above)

14

(17.7)

9

(11.7)

23

(14.7)

 First depressive episode: yes, n (%)

19

(24.1)

19

(24.7)

38

(24.4)

 1–2

23

(29.2)

19

(24.7)

42

(27.0)

0.97

 3–4

18

(22.8)

22

(28.6)

40

(25.7)

 5–10

8

(10.2)

10

(13.0)

18

(11.4)

  > 10 or chronic depression (> 2 years)

4

(5.2)

2

(2.6)

6

(3.8)

 Erlangen/Nuremberg region

39

(49.4)

37

(48.1)

76

(48.7)

0.28

 Weyarn region

20

(25.3)

27

(35.1)

47

(30.1)

 Berlin region

20

(25.3)

13

(16.9)

33

(21.2)

MADRS, M (SD)

23.5

(8.93)

24.0

(7.69)

23.7

(8.32)

PHQ-9

13.7

(5.49)

13.8

(4.65)

13.7

(5.07)

Duration of intervention, M (SD)

11.4

(1.05)

11.6

(1.36)

11.5

(1.22)