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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with one or more new depression episodesa in general practice in Norway and the Netherlands, 2011–2015

From: Comparison of depression care provided in general practice in Norway and the Netherlands: registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP study)

Number of patients

Norwayb

N = 256,926

The Netherlandsc

N = 25,804

 

n

%

n

%

Age group, years

 18–29

60,400

23.5

4,020

15.6

 30–39

52,108

20.3

4,327

16.8

 40–49

54,981

21.4

5,775

22.4

 50–59

42,889

16.7

5,649

21.8

 60–69

25,371

9.9

3,188

12.4

 70 + 

21,177

8.2

2,845

11.0

Gender

 Women

161,952

63.0

16,142

62.6

 Men

94,974

37.0

9,662

37.4

Comorbid conditions

 None

125,337

48.8

11,803

45.7

 1–2

116,057

45.2

11,594

44.9

 3 + 

15,532

6.0

2,407

9.4

  1. aTwelve-month washout for depression diagnosis in general practice and/or secondary care and/or antidepressant drug prescription prior to index date
  2. bSource population: entire population; 32,187 patients had more than one episode
  3. cRepresentative sample of residents (Primary Care Database at Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research); 1,508 patients had more than one episode
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BMC Health Services Research

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