Table 1.
Demographics and Clinical Data
| MDD Group (n = 23) | Healthy Group (n = 17) | |||
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| Mean ± SEM | Mean ± SEM | df | Sig. a | |
| Age | 43.0 ± 2.2 | 43.8 ± 3.1 | 38 | 0.83 |
| Female (N; %) | 16 (70%) | 13 (76%) | 38 | 0.63 |
| BMI | 26.3 ± 1.0 | 27.3 ± 1.6 | 38 | 0.58 |
| HDRS25 | 30.1 ± 1.2 | |||
| BDI | 26.3 ± 1.3 | |||
| HAM-A | 15.6 ± 1.0 | |||
| 1st MDE (N; %) | 4 (17%) | |||
| Medication Naïve (N; %) | 8 (35%) | |||
| Subtypes | ||||
| Melancholic (N; %) | 5 (22%) | |||
| Atypical (N; %) | 15 (65%) | |||
| No Subtype (N; %) | 3 (13%) | |||
a
Independent t-test or Chi square test (2-tailed, significance set at p ≤ .05);
Abbreviations: MDD: Major Depressive Disorder; MDE: Major Depressive Episode; SEM: Standard Error of Mean; HDRS: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; HAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.