TABLE 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Subject Groups
| Never-Depressed Controls (N = 17) |
Depressed Participants (N = 17) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (mean, SD) | 27.0 | (4.95) | 31.0 | (6.80) |
| Racial identity | ||||
| White (N, %) | 14 | (82.4) | 14 | (82.4) |
| Black (N, %) | 3 | (17.6) | 3 | (17.6) |
| Marital status (%) | ||||
| Never married | 12 | (70.5) | 10 | (58.8) |
| Married | 4 | (23.5) | 5 | (29.4) |
| Divorced or separated | 1 | (5.8) | 2 | (11.7) |
| Current romantic partner (N, %) | 13 | (76.4) | 14 | (82.3) |
| Education (%) | ||||
| HS/some college | 3 | (17.6) | 6 | (35.3) |
| College degree | 9 | (52.9) | 7 | (47.1) |
| Advanced degree | 5 | (29.4) | 4 | (23.5) |
| Childbearing status (N, % nulliparas) | 16 | (94.1) | 13 | (76.5) |
| Oral contraceptive use (N) | 9 | (52.9) | 6 | (35.3) |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| HRSD-17 (mean, SD) | 3.88 (2.76) | 17.0 (5.41) | ||
| BDI (mean, SD) | 2.29 (2.71) | 21.19 (7.93) | ||
| BAI (mean, SD) | 2.82 (4.19) | 17.47 (10.45) | ||