Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Patients with MDD (n = 42) |
HCs (n = 64) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.62 ± 14.36 | 33.42 ± 12.57 | 0.115 |
| Sex | 0.685 | ||
| Male | 17 | 24 | |
| Female | 34 | 41 | |
| Education (years) | 11.62 ± 2.71 | 12.98 ± 3.03 | 0.020 |
| BDI-II | 22.21 ± 13.74 | 8.51 ± 7.02 | <0.001 |
| SAI | 49.95 ± 13.34 | 34.11 ± 8.07 | <0.001 |
| HAM-D | 20.31 ± 11.14 | 4.84 ± 5.06 | <0.001 |
Note: MDD = major depressive disorder; HCs = healthy controls; BDI-II = Beck’s depression inventory-II; SAI = State anxiety inventory; HAM-D = Hamilton depression rating scale.