Table 1.
Demographic characteristic of the subjects
| Pair | Sex/Race Age [y] | PMI [h] | pH | Cause of death | Sex/Race Age [y] | PMI [h] | pH | Cause of death | Episodesa S/M | Age of onset [y] | Duration of MDD [y] |
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| 1 | F/B/58 | 12 | 6.2 | HCD | F/W/63 | 18 | 6.3 | Heart | M | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | F/B/67 | 16 | 6.4 | CSHD | F/W/67 | 17 | 6.7 | Artherosclerotic aneurism | M | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | F/B/51 | 22 | 6.3 | Heart | F/W/50 | 23 | 6.8 | Hanging | M | 25 | 25 |
| 4 | F/W/50 | 27 | 6.7 | Heart | F/W/50 | 28 | 6.5 | ACD | M | 30 | 20 |
| 5 | F/W/83 | 25 | 6.7 | Heart | F/W/87 | 24 | 6.6 | Aortic aneurism | M | 46 | 41 |
| 6 | F/W/65 | 26 | 6.2 | Heart | F/W/73 | 17 | 6.6 | Aortic aneurism | M | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | F/W/38 | 11 | 6.5 | HCD | F/W/38 | 12 | 6.4 | Drug overdose | M | 25 | 13 |
| 8 | F/B/80 | 21 | 6.8 | HCD | F/W/78 | 25 | 6.9 | Jumper | M | 45 | 33 |
| 9 | F/W/46 | 24 | 6.3 | Homicide | F/W/38 | 24 | 6.5 | Drug overdose | M | 30 | 8 |
| 10 | F/W/23 | 11 | 6.8 | MVA | F/W/25 | 17 | 6.7 | Hanging | M | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | F/W/78 | 11 | 6.4 | Heart disease | F/W/72 | 19 | 6.6 | Drowning | S | 33 | 39 |
| 12 | F/W/49 | 29 | 6.6 | Heart disease | F/W/48 | 24 | 6.1 | CO poisoning | M | 34 | 14 |
| 13 | F/W/44 | 32 | 6.7 | Heart | F/W/36 | 25 | 6.8 | Astmatic brochitis | S | 20 | 16 |
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| 14 | M/W/71 | 24 | 6.8 | Cardiac rupture | M/W/74 | 24 | 6.9 | Hanging | M | 72 | 2 |
| 15 | M/W/44 | 6 | 6.7 | Aortic aneurysm | M/W/45 | 8 | 6.7 | Multiple knifing | S | 43 | 2 |
| 16 | M/W/59 | 6 | 6.8 | Heart | M/W/62 | 5 | 6.7 | Hanging | M | 43 | 19 |
| 17 | M/W/27 | 17 | 6.9 | Homicide | M/B/30 | 18 | 6.9 | SIGSW chest | M | 27 | 3 |
| 18 | M/W/73 | 22 | 6.7 | Heart | M/W/74 | 25 | 6.7 | SIGSW head | M | 50 | 24 |
| 19 | M/W/58 | 21 | 6.8 | Heart disease | M/W/53 | 29 | 6.7 | SIGSW head | M | 28 | 25 |
| 20 | M/W/47 | 17 | 6.9 | Heart | M/W/47 | 11 | 6.8 | SIGSW head | M | 20 | 27 |
| 21 | M/W/47 | 25 | 6.1 | Pulmonary embolism | M/B/46 | 17 | 6.3 | Homicide | S | 45 | 1 |
| 22 | M/B/53 | 23 | 6.8 | Electrocution | M/W/54 | 23 | 6.2 | CO | M | 51 | 3 |
| 23 | M/W/57 | 10 | 6.7 | Heart | M/W/59 | 12 | 6.8 | Hanging* | 56 | 3 | |
| 24 | M/W/82 | 16 | 6.7 | Aneurysm | M/W/82 | 12 | 6.5 | CO | M | 73 | 9 |
| 25 | M/B/27 | 11 | 6.8 | Asthma | M/W/36 | 11 | 6.9 | Undetermined | M | 35 | 1 |
F - female; M-male; W - white; B- black; PMI - post-mortem interval in hours; Episodes – S-single; M-multiple; AAHCD- Hypertensive cardiac disease; MVA-motor vehicle accident; ACD- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease; CSHD - Coronary sclerotic heart disease;
Mean ± SEM of female controls: Age (56 ± 5 years); PMI (20 ± 2 hours); pH (6.5 ± 0.06). Mean ± SEM of female MDD: Age (56 ± 5 years); PMI (21 ± 1 hours); pH (6.6 ± 0.06); Onset of depression: (32.0±4.2years; Mean ± SEM); Duration of depression: (23.7 ± 4.3years; Mean ± SEM);
Mean ± SEM of male controls: Age (54 ± 5 years); PMI (16.5 ± 2 hours); pH (6.7 ± 0.06); Mean ± SEM of male MDD: Age (55 ± 4.5 years); PMI (17 ± 2 hours); pH (6.7 ± 0.07); Onset of depression: (45.3 ± 4.8 years; Mean ± SEM); Duration of depression: (9.9 ± 3.0 years; Mean ± SEM);
Subject diagnosed as dysthymia alone (no MDD).