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. 2021 Apr 19;21:198. doi: 10.1186/s12888-021-03194-2

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics after matching

Group 1 (121) Group 2 (121) Effect Size t, z, or Chi-square P Value
Age 41.8 ± 9.2 37.1 ± 10.4 0.478 −3.699 a < 0.001
Education years 11.9 ± 4.0 12.7 ± 3.8 0.205 1.588 a 0.114
Sex (male) (%) 39 (32.2) 33 (27.3) 0.054 0.712 b 0.399
Occupation (%)
 Full-time or part-time 83 (68.6) 86 (71.1)
 Unemployed or retired 38 (31.4) 35 (28.9) 0.027 0.177 b 0.674
Nature of work (%)
 Mental talents labor 58 (48.0) 75 (62.0)
 Physical labor 39 (32.2) 28 (23.1)
 Both 24 (19.8) 18 (14.9) 0.141 4.836 b 0.089
Marital status (%)
 Married or remarried 101 (83.5) 89 (73.6)
 Divorced, widowed, or single 20 (16.5) 32 (26.4) 0.121 3.527 b 0.060
Living situation (%)
 Living alone 12 (9.9) 9 (7.4)
 With parents or spouse 31 (25.6) 42 (34.7)
 With spouse and child 9 (7.4) 17 (14.1)
 Other 69 (57.1) 53 (43.8) 0.166 6.646 b 0.084
Independence (%)
 Independent 115 (95.0) 112 (92.6)
 Need assistance 6 (5.0) 9 (7.4) 0.051 0.640 b 0.424
Childhood trauma (%)
 Yes 39 (32.2) 46 (38.0) 0.061 0.889 b 0.346
Religion (%)
 No 117 (96.7) 114 (94.2) 0.061 0.857 b 0.355
Smoking (%)
 Never 89 (73.6) 96 (79.3)
 Quit smoking 11 (9.0) 5 (4.1)
 Smoking now 21 (17.4) 20 (16.5) 0.102 2.539 c 0.281
Alcohol use (%)
 Never 89 (73.6) 84 (69.4)
 Quit drinking 10 (8.2) 4 (3.3)
 Drinking now 22 (18.2) 33 (27.3) 0.143 4.916 c 0.086
Hypertension (%)
 Yes 14 (11.6) 9 (7.4) 0.105 1.201 b 0.381
Diabetes (%)
 Yes 7 (5.8) 3 (2.5) 0.091 1.669 c 0.333
Hyperlipidemia (%)
 Yes 9 (7.4) 13 (10.7) 0.049 0.800 b 0.371
First degree of relatives (%)
 Yes 20 (16.5) 20 (16.5) 0.030 0.000 b 1.000
Duration of MDD (months) 6.0 (2.0, 12.0) 6.0 (3.0, 12.5) 0.198 d 0.843
BMI (%) 0.139 4.709 b 0.194
 Low weight 11 (9.1) 13 (10.7)
 Normal 59 (48.8) 73 (60.3)
 Overweight 41 (33.8) 29 (24.0)
 Obesity 10 (8.3) 6 (5.0)
HAMD anxiety subscale 5.8 ± 2.2 5.8 ± 1.8 0.000 −0.129 a 0.897
HAMD weight subscale 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) 0.0 (0.0, 1.0) −1.757 d 0.080
HAMD cognition subscale 3.0 ± 1.9 3.0 ± 1.6 0.000 −0.073 a 0.942
HAMD retard subscale 6.8 ± 1.7 6.7 ± 1.7 0.059 −0.675 a 0.500
HAMA somatic anxiety 13.4 ± 4.1 13.3 ± 3.6 0.026 − 0.133 a 0.894
HAMA psychological anxiety 6.9 ± 4.3 7.2 ± 3.8 0.066 0.615 a 0.539

G1 Group 1, patients with severe sleep disturbance, G2 Group 2, without severe sleep disturbance

a Independent sample t-test; b chi-square test; c Fisher’s exact test; d nonparametric test