Table 2. Laboratory and clinical outcomes in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients and control subjects.

Significant p-values ≤ 0.05 at 95% confidence interval; values in bold: p < 0.05.

MDD: Major depressive disorder; SEM: Standard error of the mean; IL-6: Interleukin-6; CRP: C-reactive protein; Ham-D: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; N: Number.

Parameter	Patient group (N = 88)	Control group (N = 86)
	Mean ± SEM	Mean ± SEM	p-value
Serum IL-6 (pg/mL)	2.94 ± 0.12	2.42 ± 0.21	< 0.001
Serum CRP (mg/L)	0.99 ± 0.02	1.09 ± 0.06	0.126
Ham-D score	17.12 ± 0.53	4.70 ± 0.24	< 0.001