Table 2.
Comparison of baseline mean (sd) clinical assessment scores in patients with depression with or without a history of affective disorders in first degree relatives
| Scale (theoretical range in scores) |
with family
history (n=37) |
without family
history (n=40) |
statistic | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMD-17 total score (0-51) | 23.22 (3.74) | 22.75 (3.43) | t=0.57 | 0.570 |
| anxiety/somatic symptoms (0-17) | 6.92 (2.07) | 6.15 (1.78) | t=1.75 | 0.084 |
| weight lossa (0-2) | 0 (0-1)a | 1 (0-1)a | Z=-0.95a | 0.343 |
| cognitive symptoms (0-12) | 3.30 (1.33) | 3.00 (1.55) | t=0.90 | 0.372 |
| retardation (0-14) | 7.68 (1.55) | 7.73 (1.88) | t=-0.13 | 0.901 |
| sleep problems (0-6) | 4.73 (1.45) | 5.13 (1.28) | t=-1.27 | 0.208 |
| HAMA total score (0-56) | 20.16 (5.13) | 17.18 (4.99) | t=2.59 | 0.012 |
| somatic anxiety (0-28) | 7.59 (2.30) | 6.50 (2.98) | t=1.62 | 0.110 |
| psychic anxiety (0-28) | 12.57 (2.93) | 10.68 (2.59) | t=3.01 | 0.004 |
| SHAPS (14-56) | 38.92 (4.46) | 36.15 (5.04) | t=2.55 | 0.013 |
| BDI (0-39) | 16.70 (5.24) | 15.25 (4.35) | t=1.33 | 0.188 |
HAMD-17, 17-item version of the Hamilton Depression rating scale
HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety rating scale
SHAPS, Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale
BDI, Beck Depression Inventory
a medians (interquartile range) were listed for each group and Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison.