Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics compared between the three outcome groups

 Female, n (%)^a

100 (69.9)

29 (72.5)

27 (73.0)

 Age, mean (SD)^b

48.67 (11.1)

47.38 (14.1)

48.62 (13.3)

 Education, n (%)^c

  1. Low

8 (5.6)

1 (2.5)

0 (0)

  2. Intermediate

84 (58.7)

17 (42.5)

17 (45.9)

  3. High

51 (35.7)

22 (55.0)

20 (54.1)

 Born outside the Netherlands (%)^c

8 (5.6)

1 (2.5)

4 (10.8)

 Marital status (%)^c

  Never married

46 (32.2)

12 (30.0)

15 (40.5)

  Currently married

64 (44.8)

21 (52.5)

17 (45.9)

  Married living separated

2 (1.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  Formerly married

31 (21.7)

7 (17.5)

5 (13.5)

 Employment status—unemployed (%)^a

33 (22.4)

3 (7.5)

3 (8.1)

  Major depression (%)

143 (100.0)

38 (95)

0

  Dysthymia (%)

67 (48.9)

7 (18.4)

0

  Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) (%)

89 (64.0)

0

12 (33.3)

  Social anxiety disorder (%)

93 (66.4)

0

23 (65.7)

  Panic with/without agoraphobia (%)

89 (63.3)

0

15(41.7)

  Agoraphobia (%)

52 (38.2)

0

8 (22.2)

 Recency* (%)^a

  < 2 weeks

 54 (37.8)

1(2.5) 

8 (21.6)

  2 weeks to < 1 month

 11 (7.7)

0

1 (2.7)

  1 to < 6 months

10 (6.9)

6 (17.5)

3 (32.4)

  6 to 12 months

7 (4.9)

2 (5.0)

1 (2.7)

  > 1 to 9 years^#

61 (42.0)

31 (77.5)

24 (64.9)

  Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (IDS; range 0–84), mean (SD)^b

22.4^2,3 ± 12.7

13.0¹ ± 9.4

11.3¹ ± 5.9

  Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; range 0–63), mean (SD)^b

11.7^2,3 ± 9.7

5.3¹ ± 5.8

7.0¹ ± 5.4

  Fear Questionnaire (FQ; range 0–120), mean (SD)^b

21.7^2,3 ± 19.0

8.3¹ ± 11.7

15.3¹ ± 13.2