TABLE 1.
Selected Demographic Characteristics for Participants in a Study of White Matter Hyperintensities in Late-Life Depression
| Characteristics | Nondepressed Elderly Comparison Subjects (N=27) |
Patients With Late- Life Depression (N=33) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (years) | 71.6 | 7.5 | 67.7 | 5.2 |
| Education (years) | 14.5 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 2.8 |
| Age at onseta | N/A | 46.5 | 22.2 | |
| Mini-Mental State | ||||
| Examination scoreb | 28.6 | 1.5 | 27.7 | 3.4 |
| Hamilton Depression | ||||
| RatingScale score | 1.8 | 1.7 | 19.7 | 3.7 |
| N | % | N | % | |
| Female | 19 | 70.4 | 21 | 63.6 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 25 | 92.6 | 28 | 84.8 |
| African American | 2 | 7.4 | 5 | 15.2 |
a
Age at onset data were unavailable for one participant.
b
Score was unavailable for two participants.