Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of rMDD and HC participants
| Variable | rMDD (n = 73) M (SD) |
HC (n = 47) M (SD) |
t or X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 22.04 (3.09) | 21.61 (2.66) | 0.78 | .43 |
| Female % (n) | 65.7% (48) | 65.9% (31) | <0.01 | .98 |
| Education in years | 15.40 (2.47) | 16.21 (2.91) | 1.63 | .11 |
| Verbal IQ Estimate | 107.70 (9.72) | 107.26 (7.44) | 0.26 | .79 |
| % UIC (n) | 78.1% (57) | 76.6% (36) | 0.04 | .84 |
| Body Mass Indexa | 25.13 (4.41) | 23.98 (2.88) | −1.49 | .14 |
| Pre-scan Cortisol (μg/dl) | 0.41 (0.46) | 0.45 (0.71) | −0.88 | .379 |
| Post-scan Cortisol (μg/dl)b | 0.31 (0.46) | 0.39 (0.56) | 0.88 | .379 |
| HDRS* | 4.03 (5.16) | 0.38 (.77) | 4.81 | <.001 |
| Age of MDE Onset | 15.53 (2.47) | -- | ||
| Current AD % (n) | 17.8% (13) | -- | ||
| Current AD Plusc% (n) | 4.1% (3) | -- |
*
Group differences at p <.05
a
Sample n = 107; rMDD n = 64, HC n = 43)
b
Sample n = 102; rMDD n = 65, HC n = 37
c
Refers to currently taking an antidepressant and additional psychiatric medications rMDD = remitted major depressive disorder; HC = Healthy Control; IQ = Intelligence Quotient; UIC = University of Illinois at Chicago; HDRS = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; MDE = Major Depressive Episode; AD = Antidepressant medication