Table 2.
Toxoplasmosis Titers and Suicide Attempt History Among Young Patients Treated for Mood Disorders
| Suicide Attempt History | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | Significance | |
| N | 91 | 17 | |
| Age, mean ± SD | 19.0±1.6 | 17.5±1.7 | t==3.6, df=106, p=0.001 |
| # (%) Female | 13 (76.5%) | 65 (70.7%) | |
| Annual parental income, | $92,916 | 67,271 | |
| mean ±SD | (65,238) | (58,605) | |
| Parental SES, mean ±ISO | 2.5 (.73) | 2.8 (.75) | |
| # (%) with consensus diagnosis of: | |||
| MDD1 | 82 (90.1%) | 17 (100%) | |
| bipolar I | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| bipolar II | 1 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | |
| alcohol abuse/dep. | 11(12.1%) | 4 (23.5%) | |
| drugabuse/dep. | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| GAD2 | 42 (46.2%) | 5 (29.4%) | |
| log toxoplasmosis titer mean (SD) | −1.14 (0.48) | −0.78 (0.67) | t=−2.67, df=106, p=0.009 |
| # (%) 10 IU/ml | 2 (2.1) | 2 (11.8) | |
1
Major Depressive Disorder
2
Generalized Anxiety Disorder