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. 2016 Apr 4;11(4):e0152814. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152814

Table 1. Participant characteristics.

All patients No Current Depressive episode Current Depressive episode
n (%) n (%) n (%)
N (%) 119 (100) 51 (42.9) 68 (57.1)
Female 102 (85.7) 43 (84.3) 59 (86.8)
Male 17 (14.3) 8 (9) 9 (13.2)
Age (mean) 21 21 21
BMI (mean) 23.3 23.6 24.6
MADRS-S 23.6 18.4 27.5
Diagnosis
 Unipolar disorder, single episode 39 (32.8) 10 (19.6) 29 (42.6)
 Unipolar disorder, recurrent 41 (34.5) 18 (35.3) 23 (33.8)
 Bipolar disorder, type 1 4 (3.4) 2 (3.9) 2 (2.9)
 Bipolar disorder, type 2 and unspecified 25 (21.0) 11 (21.7) 14 (20.9)
 Any anxiety disorder 79 (66.4) 31 (60.8) 49 (72.0)
Medication*
 SSRI/SNRI** 60 (50.4) 25 (49.0) 35 (51.5)
 Antipsychotics 6 (5.0) 4 (7.8) 2 (2.9)
 Mood stabilizers 8 (6.7) 7 (13.7) 1 (1.5)
 Oral Anticonception 30 (25.2) 17 (33.3) 13 (19.1)

* Treatment at the time of saliva sampling

** SSRI/SNRI: Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors/ Serotonin–norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitors