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. 2016 Feb 10;41(8):2082–2090. doi: 10.1038/npp.2016.8

Table 2. Demographic Variables in the Remitted MDD and HC Groups.

Demographic Variables HC (N=38)
rMDD (N=63)
Melancholic rMDD (N=33)
Nonmelancholic rMDD (N=30)
  Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age 36.2 13.8 36.4 12.3 37.7 11.1 35 13.4
Years of educationa 16.8 2.3 16.8 2.4 17.5 2.2 16 2.4
BDI scoreb 0.9 1.7 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.2 4.2
MADRS score 0.7 1.3 0.8 1.4 0.7 1.3 0.9 1.6
Sex (male/female) 13/25 22/41 9/24 13/17
Framewise displacement (mm) 0.24 0.15 0.27 0.25 0.26 0.15 0.29 0.33

Abbreviations: BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; HC, healthy control; MADRS, Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; MDD, major depressive disorder.

With the exception of BDI scores, the remitted MDD patients and HC group did not significantly differ on the demographic variables (contingency coefficient <0.008, p(unc)>0.94; t<0.79, p(unc)>0.43). In addition, with the exception of BDI scores, the remitted melancholic MDD patients and HC group did not significantly differ on the demographic variables (contingency coefficient <0.08, p(unc)>0.52; t<1.30, p(unc)>0.20). With the exception of years of education, the remitted melancholic and nonmelancholic MDD patients did not significantly differ on the demographic variables (contingency coefficient <0.17, p(unc)>0.18; t<0.89, p(unc)>0.38).

a

Significantly different between the remitted melancholic and nonmelancholic MDD groups (t(61)=2.61, p(unc)=0.01).

b

Significantly different between the remitted MDD and HC groups (t(99)=3.71, p(unc)<0.0001), and between the remitted melancholic MDD and HC groups (t(69)=4.06, p(unc)<0.0001).