Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of MDD-R patients and the matched non-depressed control group.
| Controls (n = 65) | MDD-R (n = 137) | p-valuea | |
| Age (years ± SD) | 44±9 | 44±10 | ns |
| Male sex (% (n/N)) | 28% (18/65) | 26% (35/137) | ns |
| Weight (kg ± SD) | 73±13 | 79±16 | * |
| BMI ± SD | 24.5±3.5 | 26.8±5.2 | *** |
| WC (cm ± SD) | 83.7±12.2 | 89.3±13.8 | ** |
| WHR ± SD | 0.81±0.08 | 0.85±0.08 | ** |
| Smoking (% (n/N)) | 22.6% (14/62) | 31.0% (35/113) | ns |
| Education (% (high/middle/low)) | 74.6/20.3/5.1 | 35.3/30.9/33.8 | *** |
| Current depression (%) | 0% (0/65) | 19% (26/136) | *** |
a
Independent means t-tests or χ2 tests: significantly different in comparison to controls at * p<.05, ** p<.01, *** p<.001.
MDD-R, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent form; BMI, Body Mass Index; WC, Waist Circumference; WHR, Waist-to-Hip Ratio.