Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of all groups in this study.

	Control (n = 20)	MD (n = 30)	MDD (n = 14)	p
Age, years	41.95 ± 10.35	43.36 ± 12.28	45.14 ± 8.83	0.709
Education, years	10.15 ± 2.66	9.10 ± 2.53	8.57 ± 2.79	0.198
Gender (female, %)	12 (60)	14 (46.6)	6 (42.8)	0.544
Hypertension (%)	2 (10%)	5 (17%)	3 (21%)	0.064
HDRS		12.73 ± 3.06	24.35 ± 3.49	<0.001

Data represent the means ± standard deviation. MD, mild-moderate depression; MDD, major depression disorder.