Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Healthy controls | Non-depressed patients with obesity | Patients with both obesity and depression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 71 | 70 | 47 | |
| Gender [f/m] | 48/23 | 51/19 | 31/16 | χ 2 = 0.755, p = .686 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 34.32 ± 12.041 | 43.33 ± 13.225 | 43.62 ± 12.538 | F = 11.553, p < .001 |
| Smoker [yes/no] | 13/58 | 14/56 | 33/14 | χ 2 = 2.399, p = .301 |
| BMI (mean ± SD) | 23.36 ± 3.299 | 43.73 ± 7.412 | 47.04 ± 8.098 | F = 258.094, p < .001 |
| BDI2 score (mean ± SD) | 4.27 ± 4.188 | 5.54 ± 3.929 | 21.89 ± 7.927 | F = 182.655, p < .001 |
BMI body mass index, BDI2 beck depression inventory, second edition