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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Dec 5;65(9):742–747. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.10.035

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of subjects at follow-up. The groups continued to be well matched on key variables, although there was a trend for lower body weight in controls. Continuous variables are given as mean ± SD, with corresponding p-values generated using two-tailed t-test. Count variables are given as absolute frequencies, and compared using Fishers Exact test

Patients (n=29) Controls (n=27) p
Age, (years) 48.9 ± 5.0 48.5 ± 4.2 .78
Weight (kg) 71.2 ± 12.2 66.0 ± 9.4 .09
Current nicotine use 9 7 .77
Hormonal phase:
 Premenopause 15 11 .59
 estrogen-medication 3 2 1.00
Family situation:
 Living with partner 21 19 1.00
 Living with children ≤ 16 yrs 9 8 1.00