Table 2.
Comparison of the HAMD-17, HAMA, olfactory level between Baseline and Follow-up of MDD group. Mean (±SD) for the normal distribution data; median (IQR 25–75) for the skewed distribution data;. HAMD−17: the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale;. HAMA: the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale;. CSIT: the Chinese Smell Identification Test;. SROS: the Self-reported Olfactory Scale.
| Scores | Baseline | t/Z | p | Follow-up | t/Z | p | MDD (baseline vs follow-up) | HC (baseline vs follow-up) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDD n = 48 | HC n = 33 | MDD n = 35 | HC n = 22 | t/Z | p | t/Z | p | |||||
| HAMD -17 | 20.9 ± 3.6 | / | / | / | 7.8 ± 4.1 | / | / | / | 15.4 | <0.01 | / | / |
| HAMA | 18.7 ± 8.8 | / | / | / | 10.7 ± 4.3 | / | / | / | 5.51 | <0.01 | / | / |
| SROS | 3 (3,4) | 4 (3,5) | 3.85 | <0.01 | 4 (3,5) | 4 (3,4) | 1.28 | 0.20 | 4.10 | <0.01 | 1.18 | 0.24 |
| CSIT | 7 (6,8) | 9 (8,9) | 4.09 | <0.01 | 8 (8,9) | 9 (9,10) | 1.83 | 0.07 | 3.73 | <0.01 | 1.19 | 0.24 |