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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2011 Jul 22;136(3):1164–1173. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.06.033

Table 3.

Cardiometabolic Outcome Measures in a Study of Pioglitazone-Treated Subjects with Major Depressive Disorder and Abdominal Obesity

Baseline Endpoint (Week 12) Change: Week 12 - Baseline a (N=20) Endpoint (Week 24) Change: Week 24 - Baseline a (N=9)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD t df p-value Mean SD Mean SD t df p-value
Anthropometric measurements
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 130.5 14.6 128.9 16.5 −1.6 11.9 −0.604 19 0.533 122.0 8.8 −2.7 9.5 −0.843 8 0.424
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 87.8 12.1 86.2 11.4 −1.6 7.5 −0.921 19 0.369 83.300 6.2 1.0 7.3 0.412 8 0.691
Body mass index (kg/m2) 40.381 7.1 40.729 7.3 0.348 1.176 1.324 19 0.201 39.536 8.6 0.519 1.928 0.807 8 0.443
Waist circumference (in) 45.475 5.8 43.725 5.4 −1.750 1.372 −5.706 19 <0.001 42.917 6.1 −2.444 1.230 −5.964 8 <0.001
Weight (lb) 241.090 44.6 243.110 45.8 2.020 7.352 1.229 19 0.234 228.511 45.3 2.420 12.053 0.603 8 0.563
Glucose metabolism measurements
Glucose (mg/dL) 98.850 11.1 90.650 9.6 −8.200 13.324 −2.752 19 0.013 92.222 15.9 −4.222 9.536 −1.328 8 0.221
log(Insulin) 2.722 0.577 1.998 0.663 −0.724 0.695 −4.649 19 <0.001 1.694 0.801 −0.946 0.784 −3.619 8 0.007
log(HOMA-IR) 1.295 0.619 0.485 0.713 −0.810 0.748 −4.846 19 <0.001 0.191 0.859 −0.996 0.824 −3.628 8 0.007
log(Triglycerides/HDL-C ratio) 0.633 0.741 0.289 0.517 −0.344 0.664 −2.315 19 0.032 0.461 0.624 −0.435 0.677 −1.930 8 0.090
Lipid Panel
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 128.450 33.2 115.500 25.2 −12.950 26.518 −2.184 19 0.042 121.222 21.7 4.333 43.327 0.300 8 0.772
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 57.400 13.1 63.100 9.9 5.700 10.001 2.549 19 0.020 61.778 10.3 11.889 6.827 5.224 8 <0.001
log(Triglycerides) 4.656 0.630 4.423 0.485 −0.233 0.564 −1.852 19 0.080 4.573 0.568 −0.208 0.648 −0.965 8 0.363
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 211.750 46.9 197.250 32.300 −14.500 36.709 −1.767 19 0.093 204.667 29.4 7.889 63.699 0.372 8 0.720
Inflammatory biomarker measurements
log(Highly sensitive C-reactive protein) 1.990 0.779 1.118 1.031 −0.872 0.724 −4.346 12 <0.001 0.725 0.753 −0.299 1.432 −0.417 3 0.705
log(Interleukin-1β) −4.231 2.224 −5.371 2.206 −1.140 3.251 −1.313 13 0.212 −4.042 1.642 −0.698 0.708 −2.413 5 0.061
log(Interleukin-6) 0.760 0.489 0.575 0.509 −0.185 0.613 −1.132 13 0.278 0.656 0.404 −0.231 0.559 −1.010 5 0.359
Tumor necrosis factor-α (pg/ml) 6.807 1.7 6.671 1.7 −0.136 1.019 −0.501 13 0.625 7.258 1.5 −0.988 1.845 −1.312 5 0.246
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Paired t-test

HDL=High density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR=Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance; LDL=Low density lipoprotein