Table 1. Demographic characteristics of depressive subtypes of women with unipolar MDD.
| Depressive Subtype | ||||
| Characteristics | Healthy Controls (n = 44) | Undifferentiated (n = 22) | Atypical (n = 16) | Melancholic (n = 51) |
| Age (yrs) | 34.7±6.8 | 38.2±5.4b | 34.3±7.8 | 34.3±7.0 |
| Body mass index (kg/cm2) | 24.2±3.7 | 27.2±6.2b | 28.9±7.1a | 25.8±6.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 68.0±10.6 | 74.2±18.8 | 80.5±21.2a | 70.4±17.3 |
| White race | 86.4% | 90.9% | 75.0% | 90.2% |
| Years of education | 16.3±2.1 | 16.9±2.0 | 15.1±1.9a | 16.7±1.9 |
| Married (%) | 50.0% | 54.6% | 18.8%a | 31.4% |
| Ever Smoked | 31.8% | 27.3% | 50.0% | 28.1% (9/32) |
| Age at Menarche | 13.0±1.6 (n = 43) | 12.7±1.6(n = 20) | 11.9±1.6a(n = 15) | 12.5±1.6 (n = 47) |
| Previous pregnancies | 1.23±1.36 | 1.73±1.70 | 1.56±2.13 | 0.88±1.31 |
| Contraceptive Pill Users | 36.4% | 18.2% | 31.3% | 35.3% |
| Estimated Total Calcium Intake (mg/day) | 1408±755(n = 41) | 1431±844(n = 19) | 1571±699(n = 14) | 1315±561(n = 45) |
| Alcohol Consumption (g/week) | 6.9±11.6(n = 41) | 5.0±4.8 | 3.9±6.1 | 4.3±6.2 |
| Distance covered in the Cooper test (m) | 1438±280(n = 23) | 1252±253(n = 11) | 1129±192a(n = 7) | 1409±370(n = 20) |
Values are reported as mean ± SD or percent.
Sample size in parenthesis, unless otherwise indicated.
Significant comparisons, assessed as p≤.05 nominal value.
Overall: overall test.
a
Atypical differs from control.
b
Undifferentiated differs from control.