TABLE 1.

Demographics for the MDD patients and HCs.

	HC	MDD	p-value
Age	32.28 ± 10.80	35.23 ± 11.23	0.157
Gender (male/female)	30/26	13/30	0.013
Educational qualifications (year)	15.78 ± 4.33	11.44 ± 3.33	<0.001
HAMD	–	23.35 ± 3.33l	–
HAMA	–	18.04 ± 3.33l	–

Data are shown as (mean ± SD). HAMA, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; HC, healthy control; MDD, major depressive disorder.