Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects with a history of major depression and matched controls
| Variable | Depressed subjects (n = 24) | Matched controls (n = 24) | Paired t test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | t | p | |
| Age (year) | 52.8 | 18.4 | 52.8 | 17.8 | 0.0001 | 0.99 |
| Education (year) | 16.3 | 3.5 | 16.3 | 4.1 | −0.08 | 0.94 |
| Height (cm) | 162.1 | 5.4 | 163.8 | 6.9 | −1.2 | 0.24 |
| Cortisol (μg/l) | ||||||
| Baseline | 21.86a | 11.70 | 21.37b | 10.13 | −0.511-c | 0.62c |
| DST | 1.99a | 1.26 | 1.99b | 1.13 | −0.98c | 0.35c |
| HAMD | 5.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 0.0001 |
| Days depressed | 1058 | 1032 | ||||
F1-a
Cortisol levels based onn = 17.
F1-b
Cortisol levels based on n = 17.
F1-c
Calculated from 14 matched pairs.