Table 2 Baseline medical characteristics of patients with anxiety and depressive disorders (ADDs) by type of medical practice^a (N = 710)

Patients with anxiety disorders

90.7

92.7

94.5

Patients with depressive disorders

69.6

70.8

59.2

 Anxiety score

11.9 (2.2)

12.0 (2.2)

11.8 (2.2)

 Depression score

11.2 (2.0)

11.0 (1.8)

10.8 (1.8)

 All patients

57.8

55.4

52.3 ^*

 Patients with anxiety disorder

47.8

48.1

45.7

 Patients with depressive disorder

26.7

21.9

17.0 ^*

History of suicide attempts (lifetime)

23.0

12.4 ^*

14.2 ^*

Concomitant ADD (other than main diagnosis)

60.3

63.5

53.6 ^*

Primary insomnia

40.4

27.3 ^*

34.3 ^*

 Cardiovascular or metabolic disorders

35.4

32.7

22.2 ^*

 Respiratory diseases

9.9

5.8

7.3

 Musculoskeletal disorders

19.9

19.6

22.5

 Diabetes and other endocrine disorders

14.3

11.5

6.6 ^*

 Digestive disorders

13.0

8.1

11.8

History of hospitalisation

29.8

20.0 ^*

20.1 ^*

 0–6

55.3

49.2

65.7 ^*

 7+

44.7

50.8

34.3

Prescription of psychotropic drug at inclusion visit

80.8

71.9 ^*

32.9 ^*

Prescription of homeopathy^b at inclusion visit

0

13.1 ^*

55.7 ^*

 Mental score (mean, SD) [mean (SD)]

33.0 (8.7)

33.5 (9.1)

34.3 (9.2)

 Physical score (mean, SD)

45.2 (9.4)

46.7 (10.0)

49.0 (8.7)