Table 2.
Main findings of the studies including instruments and scales for depression diagnosis, mean scores for depressive and control individuals and p values for the difference between groups (MINI: Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus; ICD-10: Diagnostic criteria for depression).
| Author and year of publication | Instrument for depression diagnosis | Scale for depression diagnosis | Depressive scores | Control scores | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camkurt et al., 2015 (16) | SCID with HDRS SCID with MADRS No comorbid psychiatric or medical conditions |
Above 17 (SCID with HDRS) Above 20 (SCID with MADRS) |
Median Std. Er. 19 Q3% (75 %)-Q1(25%) 17-22 Mean SD 28 5.05 |
Median Std. Er. 2 Q1(25%)-Q3(75%) 1-4 Mean SD 3.15 1.81 |
p < 0.001 p < 0.001 |
| Leidinger et al., 2013 (26) | |||||
| Li et al., 2015 (18) | ICD-10 or DSM-IV HAM-D 17-item version |
Score Mean: N(%) 25.27 (43.21) |
Score Mean: N(%) 1.7 (1.1) |
p<0.0001 | |
| Maffioletti et al., 2016(27) | DSM-IV-TR HAM-D17 SCID-I (to confirm diagnosis) MINI |
Minimum total score of 14 on the 17-item (HAM-D17) Control: any medical diseases or in pharmacological treatment or has a BMI ≥ 30 |
Mean ± S.D. 23.60 ± 3.74 |
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| Roy et al., 2017 (28) | MINI or SCID MADRS |
34.05 ± 2.41 | None | p = 0.06 | |
| Sun et al., 2016 (25) | DSM-IV and Chinese version of DSM-IV TR Axis I Disorders Patient Edition HAMD-17 |
Mean score ± SD 22.6 ± 3.4 |