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. 2023 Dec 1;29(2):317–326. doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02327-1

Table 2.

Characterization of PmD groups by depressive state.

Currently Depressed MDD
PmR N = 87 (29.3%) PmM N = 34 (11.4%) PmA N = 44 (14.8%) nonPmD N = 132 (44.4%) Statistic Post-hoc
Age years 34.3 ± 13.0 37.0 ± 15.1 34.1 ± 14.5 36.2 ± 12.9

F(3293) = 0.66

p = .58

Sex % female 54 (66.7%) 17 (55.9%) 25 (61.4%) 94 (72.0%)

Χ2 = 4.01

p = 0.26

Education years 13.1 ± 2.6 11.9 ± 2.4 13.1 ± 3.1 13.2 ± 2.7

F(3287) = 2.07

p = 0.11

HAMD-PmD 13.8 ± 4.3 14.5 ± 5.1 13.9 ± 4.7 13.3 ± 3.4

F(3293) = 0.80

p = 0.50

BDI-I 24.7 ± 9.9 26.3 ± 8.6 25.7 ± 11.7 23.7 ± 8.7

F(3282) = 0.94

p = 0.42

GAF 55.9 ± 9.9 54.4 ± 7.8 55.9 ± 10.1 58.6 ± 10.3

F(3287) = 2.42

p = 0.067

nonPmD vs:

PmR: p = 0.053

PmM: p = 0.013

PmA: p = 0.14

Remitted MDD
PmR N = 32 (8.0%) PmM N = 2 (0.5%) PmA N = 32 (8.0%) nonPmD N = 336 (83.6%) Statistic Post-hoc
Age 35.2 ± 12.6 35.6 ± 12.2 35.5 ± 12.9

F(2397) = 0.009

p = 0.99

Sex 17 (53.1%) 15 (46.9%) 230 (68.5%)

Χ2 = 6.59

P = 0.037

nonPmD vs:

PmR: p = 0.080

PmA: p = 0.041

Education 13.3 ± 2.8 12.6 ± 2.7 13.7 ± 2.6

F(2286) = 2.68

p = 0.07

nonPmD vs:

PmR p = 0.37

PmA: p = 0.038

PmR vs PmA: p = 0.38

HAMD-PmD 4.0 ± 2.4 3.5 ± 2.1 3.3 ± 2.7

F(2397) = 1.16

p = 0.31

BDI-I 14.6 ± 10.0 12.0 ± 8.4 11.4 ± 8.6

F(2390) = 1.93

p = 0.15

GAF 63.5 ± 12.7 68.2 ± 9.9 73.5 ± 12.2

F(2393) = 12.0

p < 0.001

nonPmD vs:

PmR: p < 0.001

PmA: p = 0.007

PmA v PmR : p = 0.11

Comparison of demographics and clinical characteristics between the different psychomotor disturbance groups in currently depressed and remitted patients separately. No comparisons with remitted patients with psychomotor retardation and agitation due to group size (N = 1).

MDD major depressive disorder, PmD psychomotor disturbance, PmR psychomotor retardation, PmA psychomotor agitation, PmM concurrent psychomotor agitation and retardation, HAMD-PmD Hamilton depression rating scale without the retardation and agitation items, BDI-I revised Beck depression inventory, GAF global assessment of functioning.