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Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 6;51(5):528–536. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2012.02.021

TABLE 1.

Offspring Demographic and Statistically Significant Clinical and Psychological Characteristics of Youth, by Depression Group

	BRD (n = 42)	LBD (n = 30)	CD (n = 30)	Test	df	p
Age (years at relevant timepoint)	13.3 ± 3.0^a	16.5 ± 3.3^b	16.5 ± 3.5^b	F = 11.94	2, 97	<.001
Socioeconomic status after death	35.7 ± 13.7^a	41.1 ± 10.2^ab	44.8 ± 9.4^b	F = 5.13	2, 92	.008
Duration of follow-up (mo)	52.1 ± 23.6^a	66.1 ± 13.5^b	54.2 ± 19.8^ab	F = 4.67	2, 99	.01
Sex, n (% female)	21 (50.0)	17 (56.7)	22 (73.3)	χ² = 4.01	2	.13
Race/ethnicity, n (% white)	32 (76.2)	25 (83.3)	26 (86.7)	χ² = 1.38	2	.50
PTSD (self-report)	8.0 ± 8.5^ab	9.8 ± 8.9^a	3.0 ± 3.1^b	KW: χ² = 6.87	2	.03
Life events	0.5 ± 1.5^a	6.2 ± 3.3^b	4.2 ± 4.1^b	KW: χ² = 40.54	2	<.001

Note: Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. Items with different superscripts are significantly different at α = 0.017.

BRD = bereavement-related depression (within 2 months of loss); CD = depression in controls; LBD = later depression in the bereaved; KW = Kruskal–Wallis test; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.