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. 2014 Dec 3;2(1):37–45. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2014.12.002

Table 2.

Characteristics of selected non-remitting participants compared to non-selected subject groups.

Characteristics
Selected NR

Non-selected NR
All non-selected (non-selected NR + all remitters)
(n = 57) (n = 46) (n = 102)
n in Rx arm (E/S/V) 23/14/20 16/18/12 NS 34/38/30 NS



N % N % N %

Females 27 47 · 4 25 54 · 3 NS 52 51 · 0 NS
Melancholic 6 10 · 5 12 26 · 1 0 · 039 23 22 · 5 NS
Previous treatment 17 30 · 4 17 40 · 0 NS 53 52 · 0 0 · 009



Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD

Age 37 · 7 12 · 2 35 · 1 13 · 2 NS 32 · 1 11 · 3 0 · 004
Rx dose (mg/day) 63 · 2 51 · 5 54 · 6 41 · 7 NS 52 · 5 38 · 6 NS
HRSD17 Baseline 21 · 4 3 · 6 22 · 5 3 · 5 NS 21 · 9 3 · 6 NS
HRSD17 Week 8 12 · 8 3 · 8 13 · 4 3 · 6 NS 8 · 7 5 · 1 0 · 000
HRSD17% change 39 · 6 16 · 8 38 · 8 19 · 5 NS 59 · 8 23 · 9 0 · 000
Age of onset 23 · 3 11 · 4 21 · 8 9 · 4 NS 20 · 6 8 · 8 NS
Disease duration 14 · 0 10 · 0 12 · 8 14 · 2 NS 11 · 0 11 · 6 NS
HRSD17 anxiety 7 · 0 2 · 1 7 · 5 1 · 9 NS 7 · 1 1 · 8 NS
HRSD17 non-anxiety 14 · 4 2 · 6 15 · 0 2 · 5 NS 14 · 8 2 · 7 NS
FIBSER frequency 1.74 1 · 32 1 · 46 1 · 39 NS 1 · 05 1 · 32 0 · 002
FIBSER intensity 1 · 65 1 · 17 1 · 54 1 · 26 NS 1 · 12 1 · 20 0 · 008
FIBSER burden 1 · 04 1 · 05 1 · 02 1 · 20 NS 0 · 73 1 · 03 NS

Abbreviations: E, escitalopram; FIBSER; Frequency, Intensity and Burden of Side Effects Rating; HRSD17, 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; NR, Non-remitters; NS, Not significant; Rx, Medication; SD, Standard deviation; S, sertraline; V, venlafaxine-extended release.

Melancholia was defined based on a score > 7 on the Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation scale (Korgaonkar et al., 2011).