Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of not approached and approached patients, and participants and non-consenters

 Male

60.0

55.4

63.4

61.3

 Female

40.0

44.6

36.6

38.7

 Mean (SD)

39.8 (17.1)

41.8 (14.2)

38.9 (11.7)

38.7(12.0)

 Median (range: min-max)

37 (10–94)

41 (18–93)

38 (18–82)

38 (18–76)

 Single

59.0

58.6

70.8

63.7

 Married/de facto

25.7

24.1

17.4

20.7

 Separated/divorced/widowed

14.2

16.5

10.8

15.0

 Not stated/inadequately described

1.0

0.7

1.0

0.7

 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

12.8

11.6

17.7

13.5

 Neither Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander/unknown

87.2

88.4

82.3

86.5

 Full time

–

–

–

15.1

 Part time

–

–

–

11.4

 Student

–

–

–

2.8

 Unemployed/household duties/other

–

–

–

70.7

 Up to third year of high school

–

–

–

28.4

 School Certificate

–

–

–

32.6

 Higher School Certificate (HSC)

–

–

–

13.4

 Tertiary

–

–

–

25.6

 Yes

–

–

–

77.1

 No

–

–

–

22.9

 Schizophrenia and related psychosis

14.1

27.6

37.1

19.5

 Anxiety and stress related disorders

20.3

8.5

6.4

13.0

 Mood disorders

23.1

30.8

22.4

26.7

 Substance related disorders

21.2

15.6

18.0

23.1

 Personality and other disorders

21.3

17.4

16.1

17.8

 Harmful/hazardous

–

–

–

64.5

 Non-harmful/hazardous

–

–

–

35.5

 Mean (SD)

12.4 (62.1)

16.8 (28.7)

17.6 (24.4)

14.3 (17.9)

 Median (Range: min-max)

2 (0–1715)

10 (0–945)

10 (0–236)

9 (0–147)

 Voluntary

55.6

53.2

49.3

53.2

 Involuntary

44.4

46.8

50.7

46.8