Table 2.

Demographics, BDI, and TCI-125 subscales of participants

		Cases (n = 45)	Controls (n = 39)	p value (student t-test)
Demographics
	Age (years)	28.38 ± 8.76	27.67 ± 7.46	0.692
	BMI (kg/m2)	13.16 ± 1.42	21.71 ± 3.51	<0.001*
	Education (years)	13.96 ± 2.17	15.69 ± 1.67	<0.001*
BDI		23.07 ± 9.70	5.18 ± 5.03	<0.001**
TCI-125 subscales
	NS	7.24 ± 3.53	8.56 ± 2.46	0.054
	HA	14.67 ± 4.30	11.79 ± 3.75	0.002**
	RD	9.82 ± 2.50	10.90 ± 2.20	0.04
	PS	3.24 ± 1.63	1.92 ± 1.55	<0.001**
	SD	11.73 ± 4.84	17.33 ± 4.47	<0.001**
	CO	17.96 ± 3.52	19.00 ± 2.10	0.11
	ST	3.84 ± 3.23	3.33 ± 2.74	0.44

Values are mean ± standard deviation. All variances are assumed to be equal

BDI Beck’s Depression Inventory, TCI-125 Temperament and Character Inventory-125, BMI body mass index, NS novelty seeking, HA harm avoidance, RD reward dependence, PS persistence, SD self-directedness, CO cooperativeness, ST self-transcendence

*p < 0.05 is considered significant in comparisons of demographics

**p < 0.0063 is considered significant in comparisons of BDI and TCI-125 subscales