Table 1

Participant Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics

CharacteristicTotal (N = 271)Participants With MDDa (n = 31)Participants With GADa (n = 29)
Age, mean (SD), y57 (17)53 (12)46 (14)
Female, No. (%)191 (71)26 (84)24 (83)
Ethnicity, No. (%)
 Hispanic11 (4)00
 Non-Hispanic254 (94)31 (100)29 (100)
 Prefer not to answer6 (2)00
Race, No. (%)
 Black176 (65)27 (87)19 (66)
 White73 (27)3 (10)10 (34)
 Other8 (3)00
 Prefer not to answer13 (5)1 (3)0
Level of education, No. (%)
 College degree or higher136 (50)7 (22)11 (39)
 Some college or junior college83 (31)12 (39)8 (27)
 High school graduate/GED34 (12)8 (26)8 (27)
 Some high school (grades 9-12) or less18 (7)4 (13)2 (7)
Household income, No. (%)
 ≥$100,00144 (16)1 (4)3 (10)
 $50,001-$100,00084 (31)6 (20)10 (35)
 $25,001-$50,00060 (22)10 (33)6 (21)
 ≤$25,00043 (16)10 (33)7 (24)
 Prefer not to answer40 (15)3 (10)3 (10)
Self-reported medical diagnoses, No. (%)
 Depression54 (20)23 (74)17 (59)
 Anxiety39 (14)18 (58)16 (55)
 Diabetes62 (23)8 (26)7 (12)
 Heart disease42 (15)5 (16)4 (14)
 Kidney disease18 (7)3 (10)0
 Liver disease14 (5)2 (6)1 (3)
 Stroke14 (5)5 (16)4 (14)
 Chronic pain43 (16)11 (35)9 (31)
Non-skin cancer11 (4)00
  • DSM-5 = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder; GED = general equivalency diploma; MDD = major depressive disorder.

  • a Based on diagnoses generated from the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID).