Table 4. Gender, age, LDAEP, and psychometric ratings of patients with moderate or severe depression according to low and high BDNF levels (dichotomized at the median).

	Low BDNF (n = 8)	High BDNF (n = 8)	p
Gender (M/F)a	2/6	2/6	1
Age (years)	39.88±12.44	37.88±15.66	0.64
LDAEP (µV/10 dB)	0.35±0.84	1.18±0.81	0.046*
HAMD	20.5±3.12	22.0±4.28	0.49
HAMA	21.25±3.37	21.88±3.60	0.31
BIS	74.88±7.64	86.38±17.57	0.093
BHS	9.75±6.90	17.38±3.07	0.011*
BSS	12.5±10.94	20.0±9.47	0.11

*p<0.05.

^aChi-square test.

Except where stated otherwise, data are mean±SD values.