TABLE 1.

Clinical and demographic characteristics of depressed patients and healthy controls.

Characteristic	Depressed	Control	p Value
STAI	55.76 (7.08)	31.05 (5.49)	<.001
BDI	22.22 (4.90)	1.73 (1.66)	<.001
Age	18.74 (1.19)	18.99 (1.21)	.211
Sex, female	34 (0.74)	40 (0.53)	.02
Sample size	46	75	N/A

Note: Data are expressed as mean (SD) or number (proportion). Chi‐square or Mann–Whitney U‐tests were employed as appropriate.

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; STAI, Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory.