TABLE 1.
Summary of general demography (N = 428).
| Mean (s.d.) or N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined (N = 428) | NHRI (N = 253) | TVGM (N = 175) | |
| Gender (male) | 123 (28.74) | 44 (17.37) | 79 (45.14) |
| Age at time of consent (years) | 43.63 (14.63) | 41.00 (13.74) | 47.43 (15.08) |
| Marriage status (married) | 244 (57.01) | 124 (49.01) | 120 (68.57) |
| Number of depressive episodes | 4.86 (17.99) | 7.36 (23.08) | 1.26 (0.60) |
| Suicide attempt (yes) | 13 (3.04) | 0 (0) | 13 (7.43) |
| Remission rate | |||
| Week 2 | 26 (6.07) | — | — |
| Week 4 | 57 (13.32) | — | — |
| Week 8 | 140 (32.71) | — | — |
| Antidepressant drug taken | |||
| SSRI treatments | |||
| Escitalopram | 162 (37.85) | 91 (35.97) | 71 (40.57) |
| Paroxetine | 162 (37.85) | 162 (64.03) | 0 (0) |
| Fluoxetine | 77 (17.99) | 0 (0) | 77 (44.00) |
| Citalopram | 20 (4.67) | 0 (0) | 20 (11.43) |
| Sertraline | 3 (0.70) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.71) |
| Non-SSRI treatments | |||
| Venlafaxine | 4 (0.94) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.29) |
s.d., standard deviation; NHRI, National Health Research Institute; TVGM, Taipei Veterans General Hospital; SSRIs, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Analyses were based on 428 MDD subjects. Difference tests were conducted using Student’s t-test (for continuous data) or chi-square test (for categorical data). Summary statistics for age at time of consent, marriage status, and the number of depressive episodes are mean (s.d.); summary statistics for gender, suicide attempt, and antidepressant drug taken are N (%).