Table 3. Remission (as per HDRS score) for cases and controls at follow-up.
Variable | Cases ( n = 29) | Controls ( n = 52) | |
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Number of cases in remission n (%) |
Statistics | ||
Abbreviation: HDRS, Hamilton’s depression rating scale. | |||
2 weeks (cases = 18; controls = 22) | 13 (72.22) | 3 (13.63) | χ 2 = 14.16 ( p < 0.001) |
4 weeks (cases = 12; controls = 21) | 12 (100.00) | 5 (23.80) | χ 2 = 17.75 ( p < 0.001) |
8 weeks (cases = 15; controls = 16) | 14 (93.33) | 13 (81.25) | χ 2 .=1.006 ( p = 0.316) |