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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 5.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 17;85(10):850–862. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.12.022

Table 2.

Subject Sample Clinical Features

Control-w/oELA (a)
(n = 13)
Control-wELA (b)
(n = 13)
MDDSui-w/oELA (c)
(n = 13)
MDDSui-w/ELA (d)
(n = 13)
Statistics
(Post Hoc Comparison of a, b, c, d)
Variables Mean (SD) [Min, Max] Mean (SD) [Min, Max] Mean (SD) [Min, Max] Mean (SD) [Min, Max] F3,51 ANOVA p Value Tukey Post Hoc Test
Age of MDD Onset, Years 35.7 (14.2) [17-59] 41.1 (18.1) [17-64] 0.531 .476
Duration of MDD, Years 6.1 (7.2) [0.3-20.00] 3.6 (4.3) [0.3-11.00] 0.780 .389
Number of MDEs in Lifetime 2.0 (1.5) [1-5] 1.2 (0.4) [1-2] 1.726 .212
GAS Score 87.7 (7.1) [76-100] 85.6 (9.1) [65-100] 39.0 (16.1) [1-55] 41.8 (25.7) [1-75] 24.573 .000 a>c, a>d, b>c, b>d: p < .001
BGAS Score 12.5 (3.6) [10-21] 13.7 (6.7) [10-30] 12.3 (2.9) [10-18] 14.2 (4.7) [10-23] 0.433 .731
SPRS Total Score 9.8 (3.2) [6.00-17.00] 9.0 (2.6) [6.00-13.00] 12.9 (2.8) [10.00-17.00] 14.8 (3.7) [10.00-21.00] 7.187 .001 a>d: p = .005
b>c: p = .031
b>d: p = .002
SPRS Axis IV Impact Score 1.8 (1.0) [1.00-4.00] 2.2 (1.0) [1.00-4.00] 4.1 (1.3) [2.00-6.00] 4.3 (1.0) [2.00-5.00] 14.108 .000 a>c, a>d: p < .001
b>c, b>d: p = .002
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) χ2 Test χ2 p Value
SPRS Axis IV Impact Score 29.497 .014
 None-minimal (1-2) 10 (76.9) 8 (61.5) 2 (15.4) 2 (15.4)
 Mild-moderate (3-4) 3 (23.1) 5 (38.5) 4 (30.8) 3 (23.1)
 Severe-extreme (5-6) 0 0 7 (53.8) 8 (61.5)

ANOVA, analysis of variance; BGAS, Brown–Goodwin Aggression Scale; Control-wELA, resilient control subjects with ELA; Control-w/oELA, control subjects without ELA; ELA, early life adversity; GAS, Global Assessment Scale; MDD, major depressive disorder; MDDSui-wELA, subjects with MDD who died by suicide with ELA; MDDSui-w/oELA, subjects with MDD who died by suicide without ELA; MDE, major depressive episode; SPRS, St. Paul–Ramsey Scale.