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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Sep 28;29(5):448–457. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.09.019

Table 1:

Demographic characteristics of the sample

Overall Sample (N=27) Aβ negative (N=22) Aβ positive (N=5)
Age (y) 67.9 (3.9) 67.3 (4.1) 70.8 (1.5)
Sex (% female) 55.6% (N=15) 50.0% (N=11) 80.0% (N=4)
Education (y) 15.5 (2.3) 15.4 (2.0) 16.2 (3.5)
WMH volume (ml) 0.9 (1.2) 1.0 (1.3) 0.5 (0.8)
MMSE 29.4 (0.8) 29.5 (0.7) 29.2 (1.1)
MADRS, Baseline 24.9 (5.4) 24.7 (5.9) 26.0 (2.5)
MADRS, Phase 1 End 10.0 (9.7) 8.0 (9.3) 18.6 (7.0)
Phase 1 Remitted 70.4% (N=19) 81.8% (N=18) 20% (N=1)
Phase 1 Dose (mg) 17.8 (4.24) 17.7 (4.3) 18.0 (4.5)
(N=8) (N=4) (N=4)
MADRS, Phase 2 End 19.0 (10.3) 20.8 (14.5) 16.8 (5.4)
Phase 2 Dose (mg) 318.7 (96.13) 262.5 (75.0) 375.0 (86.6)

Continuous measures presented as mean (standard deviation) and categorical variables presented as % (number). Phase 1 dose calculated on number of pills as participants received either escitalopram or matching placebo. Phase 2 involved open-label bupropion administration.

CIRS = Cumulative Illness Rating Score; MADRS = Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale; mg = milligrams; ml = milliliters; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Exam; WMH = white matter hyperintensity