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. 2017 Dec 18;30:41–50. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2017.12.005

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of final sample.

Mean (SD) Minimum Maximum
Daughter age at baseline 9.12 (1.55) 9.12 15.44
Daughter age of first scan 14.82 (3.09) 10.32 22.82
Mother age at scan 45.04 (5.43) 27.96 55.19
Time between first and last scans (years) 4.61 (2.15) 0.61 9.93
Household income (in thousands) 83.36 (24.66) 17.50 100
  $10,000–25,000 4%
 $25,000–50,000 11%
 $50,000–75,000 11%
 $75,000–100,000 20%
 Greater than $100,000 55%



Maternal, paternal education (years) 15.83 (2.16), 15.50 (2.51) 12, 11 20, 20
 Less than high school/GED 0%, 5%
 High school diploma/GED 7%, 11%
 Some college 15%, 17%
 2-year college degree 7%, 1%
 4-year college degree 44%, 36%
 Master’s degree 21%, 24%
 Doctorate 7%, 6%



Mother race
 Caucasian 78%
 African-American 4%
 Latino 7%
 Asian-American 8%
 Other/Mixed 3%



Daughter race
 Caucasian 64%
 African-American 3%
 Latino 2%
 Asian-American 3%
 Other/Mixed 28%
Mothers with a history of MDD 50%
Daughters experiencing an episode of MDD 32%*

*This percentage is of girls who were followed through age 18 or until the onset of an episode of MDD (N = 69).