. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 31.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 May;47(5):574–582. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181676595

TABLE 1.

Demographic Characteristics

	MDD (n = 43)	High Risk (n = 28)	Low Risk (n = 41)	Statistic
Age, y, mean ± SD	12.6 ± 1.7^a	11.7 ± 2.5^a	12.1 ± 2.5^a	F_2,109 = 1.26
Sex, % female	51.2^a	42.9^a	39.0^a	χ² (df = 2) = 1.30
Minority status, %	20.9^a	0.0^b	14.6^a	χ² (df = 2) = 6.49^*
SES (Hollingshead), mean ± SD	40.9 ± 12.6^a	41.4 ± 12.4^a	47.9 ± 10.1^b	F_2,109 = 4.36^*
Intact family, %	46.3^a	76.0^b	95.0^b	χ² (df = 2) = 23.9^**
Maternal lifetime MDD, %	72^a	71^a	NA	χ² (df = 1) = 0.00

Note: Means with different superscripts are significantly different; SES = socioeconomic status; MDD = major depressive disorder; NA = not applicable

p < .05;

^**

p < .01.