Table 3.
Differences in Demographic and Clinical Variables Between MDD Patients with and without Sarcopenia and Metabolic Syndrome
| Sarcopenia | Metabolic Syndrome | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Number | 93 | 132 | 92 | 133 |
| Age (years) | 56.6±12.5* | 52.1±13.3 | 60.0±11.0*** | 49.8±12.8 |
| Formal education (years) | 11.3±3.3* | 12.4±3.6 | 11.0±3.8** | 12.6±3.1 |
| BMI | 22.3±2.8*** | 26.0±4.9 | 27.3±4.5*** | 22.5±3.4 |
| Total cholesterol /HDL-C | 3.7±1.1 | 4.0±1.2 | 4.6±3.3*** | 3.4±0.8 |
| HAMD | 14.5±6.8*** | 10.6±6.5 | 11.3±7.1 | 12.8±6.7 |
| SS | 9.9±6.6** | 7.5±5.7 | 7.7±6.3 | 9.1±6.0 |
| HADS-A | 9.8±5.3** | 7.9±4.8 | 7.2±5.4*** | 9.7±4.7 |
| MoCA | 23.2±3.9 | 23.6±4.5 | 22.2±4.7*** | 24.3±3.7 |
Notes: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MDD, major depressive disorder; HADS-A, Anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; SS, Somatic subscale of the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale.