Table 1.

Comparisons of the demographics between the Sertraline responder and non-responder groups (two sample t tests on continuous variables and chi-square tests on categorical variables)

Variable	Responders (N=15)	Non-responders (N=21)	P-Value
Age in years mean (±SD)	73.2(±6.71)	73.571(±7.553)	0.87
Female gender, N (%)	10(66.6)	13(61.9)	0.76
Race
White, N (%)	14(93.3%)	21(100%)
African American, N (%)	1(6.7%)	0(0%)
Education, years, mean (±SD)	14.9(±3.2)	15.14(±2.3)	0.82
MMSE† score (±SD)	29.5(±0.63)	29.3(±1.35)	0.46
MADRS≠ score
Baseline, mean (SD)	18.67(±5.15)	20.14(±5.6)	0.42
At 12 weeks, mean (SD)	3.86(±3.1)	12.1(±6.5)	0.005*
Episodes of depression 1, N (%)	2(13.3)	5(23.8)
More than 1, N (%)	8(53.3)	6(28.5)
Don’t know/NA, N (%)	3(20%)	9(42.8)
More than or equal 95, N (%)	2(13.3)	1(4.7)

^†Mini mental state examination

^≠Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale

^*Indicates a significant statistical difference with P<.05.