Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with MDD at baseline.
| Variables | Baseline clinical characteristics of patients (n = 95) |
|---|---|
| CATEGORICAL VARIABLES | |
| Sex (female/male); n (%) | 62/33 (65.3/34.7) |
| Current alcohol use (at least weekly) (yes/no); n (%) | 32/63 (33.7/66.3) |
| Current Nicotine use (yes/no); n (%) | 22/73 (31.6.2/68.4) |
| Current Marijuana use (yes/no); n (%) | 29/66 (30.5/69.5) |
| Family history of mental illness (yes/no); n (%) | 61/34 (64.2/35.8) |
| Presence of psychiatric comorbidity (yes/no); n (%) | 49/45 (51.6/48.4) |
| Presence of general comorbidity (yes/no); n (%) | 59/36 (62.1/37.9) |
| CONTINUOUS VARIABLES | |
| Age in years; mean (SD) | 38.9 (12.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2); mean (SD) | 28.5 (6.5) |
| Total years of education; mean (SD) | 15.7 (3.1) |
| Age of MDD onset in years; median (IQR) | 16.0 (13.0, 25.0) |
| Number of lifetime episodes; median (IQR) | 5.0 (3.0, 20.0) |
| Duration of illness in years; mean (SD) | 15.0 (8.0, 26.0) |
| Length of Current MDE in months; median (IQR) | 8.0 (5.0, 24.0) |
| Number of current psychiatric medications; median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
| Number of past psychiatric medications; median (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) |
| MADRS total score; mean (SD) | 32.3 (7.3) |
| SDS total score; mean (SD) | 20.9 (6.0) |
| SDS work; mean (SD) | 6.9 (2.9) |
| SDS social; mean (SD) | 7.2 (2.3) |
| SDS family life; mean (SD) | 7.1 (2.2) |
| WHO-5; mean (SD) | 14.8 (11.3) |
MDE, major depressive episode; MADRS, Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale; SHAPS, Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale; SDS, Sheehan Disability Scale; WHO-5, The World Health Organization- Five Well-Being Index.