TABLE 2.

Neuropsychological tests of a subset of participants.

Characteristics	MDD (n = 34)	HCs (n = 33)	Statistics (z/t)	P-value
STAI_state	49.47 ± 11.59	31.47 ± 8.43	53.83	<0.001
STAI_trait	55.47 ± 9.06	33.52 ± 8.35	112.56	<0.001
BDI	22.67 ± 9.87	4.94 ± 5.73	83.74	<0.001
SIE_time	30 (16)	22.5 (9)	1.848	0.065
SIE_accuracy	−2 (4)	−1 (2)	−1.654	0.098
VFT_animal	18.14 ± 5.77	21.47 ± 4.82	5.95	0.017
VFT_fa	7.64 ± 4.74	9.91 ± 3.98	5.41	0.023
VFT_kitchen	12 (5)	14.5 (5)	−2.301	0.021
SDMT	53.21 ± 12.27	62.03 ± 14.12	11.57	0.001
CTQ	42.5 (21)	31 (9)	4.562	<0.001

Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range) depending on whether they are normally distributed. Bold fonts indicate significant between-group differences after multiple comparison correction. MDD, major depressive disorder; HCs, healthy controls; STAI_state, state trait anxiety inventory: state anxiety; STAI_trait, state trait anxiety inventory: trait anxiety; BDI, beck depression inventory; SIE_time, stroop interference effect: reaction time; SIE_accuracy, stroop interference effect: correct number; VFT_animal, verbal fluency test: words of animals; VFT_fa, verbal fluency test: words that begin with “fa”; VFT_kitchen, verbal fluency test: words describing what we can do in the kitchen; SDMT, symbol digit modalities test; and CTQ, childhood trauma questionnaires.