Table 3.
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients(R) for the variables tested.
| rDD (n=131) | CG (n=105) | The whole group (N=236) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASMT mRNA (2−ΔΔct) M=0.149 (SD±0.06) |
ASMT protein (pg/ml) M=10.897 (SD±2.53) |
ASMT mRNA (2−ΔΔct) M=0.268 (SD±0.07) |
ASMT protein (pg/ml) M=15.264 (SD±2.41) |
ASMT mRNA (2−ΔΔct) M=0.21 (SD±0.09) |
ASMT protein (pg/ml) M=12.84 (SD±3.29) |
|
| R | R | R | ||||
| TMT A-time | −0.179* | −0.139 | 0.042 | 0.033 | −0.406* | −0.396* |
| TMT B-time | −0.108 | −0.076 | −0.004 | −0.007 | −0.464* | −0.458* |
| RCNb-time | −0.108 | −0.112 | 0.071 | 0.084 | −0.342* | −0.346* |
| NCWd-time | −0.033 | −0.033 | −0.018 | −0.035 | −0.376* | −0.383* |
| VFT -animals | 0.173* | 0.154 | 0.071 | 0.091 | 0.434* | 0.434* |
| VFT-sharp objects | 0.154 | 0.126 | 0.003 | 0.015 | 0.307* | 0.303* |
| VFT-the letter k | 0.232* | 0.222* | 0.007 | 0.014 | 0.345* | 0.346* |
| AVLT-first attempt | 0.007 | 0.041 | 0.075 | 0.078 | 0.217* | 0.232* |
| AVLT-number of words in 30 min | 0.045 | 0.047 | −0.085 | −0.086 | 0.235* | 0.239* |
| AVLT-average of 5 tests | 0.015 | 0.039 | −0.026 | −0.025 | 0.247* | 0.258* |
ASMT N – acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase; rDD – recurrent depressive disorder; CG – control group; TMT – Trail Making Test; RCNb – reading color names in black; NCWd – naming color of word-different; AVLT – Auditory-Verbal Learning Test; VFT – Verbal Fluency Test;
*
p statistically significant.