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Table 1 Participant characteristics and Twitter use patterns

From: Ethical issues in using Twitter for population-level depression monitoring: a qualitative study

Group

Age

Sex

Twitter use

FG1: Control

27

M

Professional, social interaction, venting

FG1: Control

22

M

Professional

FG1: Control

26

F

Following, social interaction

FG1: Control

19

M

Following

FG1: Control

22

F

Social interaction, following

FG2: Control

29

M

Following

FG2: Control

21

F

Social interaction

FG2: Control

21

F

Professional

FG2: Control

40

F

Following, social interaction

FG2: Control

24

M

Professional, social interaction

FG3: Depression

29

M

Professional, following

FG3: Depression

20

M

Social interaction

FG3: Depression

29

M

Social interaction, following

FG3: Depression

54

M

Social interaction, following

FG4: Depression

42

M

Professional

FG4: Depression

21

F

Social interaction

FG4: Depression

23

M

Following

FG4: Depression

33

M

Social interactions, professional

FG5: Depression

20

F

Following

FG5: Depression

18

M

Following, professional, social interaction

FG5: Depression

30

M

Following, venting

FG5: Depression

22

M

Following, social interactions

FG5: Depression

22

M

Professional, following

FG5: Depression

21

F

Professional

FG5: Depression

24

F

Social interactions

FG5: Depression

31

M

Professional, social interactions