Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of body composition measures.
| MDD | CTL | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI percentile | 77.11 ± 3.58 | 59.63 ± 4.40 | 0.005 |
| Waist circumference (inch) | 36.24 ± 1.54 | 30.40 ± 0.73 | 0.006 |
| Waist/hip ratio | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 0.11 |
| VAT mass (g) | 532 ± 82.33 | 254.83 ± 39.73 | 0.057 |
| Total fat (kg) | 28.8 ± 2.4 | 19.0 ± 1.7 | 0.016 |
| Trunk fat (kg) | 14.1 ± 1.4 | 8.3 ± 5.9 | 0.016 |
| Leg fat (kg) | 10.7 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.6 | 0.025 |
| Trunk/total fat ratio | 0.46 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.021 |
| Total lean mass (kg) | 47.1 ± 1.4 | 43.2 ± 1.8 | 0.20 |
| Extremity lean mass (kg) | 22.3 ± 0.8 | 21.2 ± 0.8 | 0.17 |
| Gynoid fat (g) | 5030.78 ± 401.07 | 3,349.15 ± 301.85 | 0.05 |
| Android fat (g) | 2248.72 ± 254.85 | 1217.09 ± 164.26 | 0.027 |
The p-value comes from an ANCOVA controlling for race, early life stress score, and antidepressant use. Data is presented as mean ± standard deviation. MDD, major depressive disorder; CTL, control; BMI, body mass index; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; g, grams; kg, kilograms. Bolded values indicate those that are statistically significant (p value < 0.05).