Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Age and sex distribution
Variables	Controls	Musicians	Writers	F/χ2 value	P value
Age (mean ± SD)
years	44.7 ± 11.68	47.6 ± 11.28	52.85 ± 9.42	5.75	0.004#*
Sex-male	20 (50%)	18 (45%)	19 (47.5%)	0.201	0.905
Female	20 (50%)	22 (55%)	21 (52.5%)

P<0.05

^#Controls v/s writers,

^*Musicians v/s writers,

^$Controls v/s musicians.