Table 2.

Comparison of mean Beck depression scores according to age before and after 3 and 6 months of treatment with fluoxetine or nortriptyline

Age, years	n	Nortriptyline			n	Fluoxetine
		Month 0	Month 3	Month 6		Month 0	Month 3	Month 6
<20	6	31.83 ± 2.11	24.12 ± 3.67	19.30 ± 2.01	5	32.60 ± 2.8 1	19.60 ± 1.96	15.40 ± 2.05
20–30	22	33.40 ± 4.92	23.18 ± 4.10	19.72 ± 4.31	25	33.32 ± 4.21	19.04 ± 3.30	16.20 ± 4.11
30–40	14	32.21 ± 3.83	23.22 ± 3.78	19.50 ± 3.12	12	33.08 ± 3.90	19.91 ± 2.15	16.30 ± 3.27
>40	7	32.31 ± 2.95	23.42 ± 2.90	19.85 ± 1.78	6	32.33 ± 3.01	19.10 ± 1.98	15.60 ± 3.94
All ages	49	32.85 ± 6.23	23.65 ± 4.48	19.71 ± 4.21	48	33.12 ± 6.50	19.37 ± 3.96	16.16 ± 4.02

Note: Analysis of variance P > 0.05.