Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Controls (n=24) |
Depressed (n=68) |
Statistic testing group differences |
Statistical significance (p) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 33.38 (9.67) | 34.90 (10.85) | t(90)=.61 | .545 |
| Sex (% Female) | 76% (n=19) | 73.1% (n=49) | Fisher’s exact | 1.00 |
| Ethnicity (% Caucasian) |
87.5% (n=21) | 76.5% (n=52) | Fisher’s exact | .380 |
| BDI (SD)a | 1.04 (1.49) | 30.54 (9.38) | t(80)=14.96 | <.0001 |
| HAM-D (SD) | --- | 18.28 (5.06) | --- | --- |
Note: BDI=Beck Depression Inventory; HAM-D=Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (depressed participants only)