Characteristics | Most recent (N=652, 14.6%) | Late-low (N=643, 14.4%) | Consistent high (N=662, 14.9%) | Consistent-reduce (N=432, 9.7%) | Late-high (N=587, 13.2%) | Early (N=1482, 33.2%) | P Value* |
N, (%) | N, (%) | N, (%) | N, (%) | N, (%) | N, (%) | ||
Baseline Characteristics at 2006 | |||||||
Area of residence | |||||||
Metropolitan | 389 (59.6) | 362 (56.3) | 461 (69.6) | 285 (65.9) | 356 (60.7) | 817 (55.1) | 0.001 |
Inner regional | 173 (26.6) | 188 (29.3) | 145 (21.9) | 107 (24.8) | 141 (24.1) | 399 (26.9) | |
Outer regional/remote/very remote | 90 (13.8) | 93 (14.5) | 57 (8.5) | 40 (9.3) | 90 (15.3) | 266 (18.0) | |
Educational qualifications | |||||||
Up to year 12 | 301 (46.2) | 302 (47) | 265 (40.0) | 199 (46.1) | 257 (43.8) | 714 (48.2) | 0.017 |
Postschool | 351 (53.8) | 341 (53.0) | 397 (60.0) | 233 (53.9) | 330 (56.2) | 768 (51.8) | |
Antidepressant medication use† | |||||||
2006 | 58 (8.9) | 57 (8.9) | 128 (19.3) | 61 (14.1) | 63 (10.7) | 175 (11.8) | <0.001 |
2009 | 36 (5.5) | 31 (4.8) | 112 (16.9) | 61 (14.1) | 33 (5.6) | 132 (8.9) | <0.001 |
*P<0.05 indicates a difference across the groups.
†Self-reported medication use.