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. 2021 Jul 9;122:108178. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108178

Table 3.

Factors leading to depression according to NDDI-E (N = 320).

	U^a	NDDI-E (N) median^b	p
NDDI and changes in seizure frequency	9254.0	no change (N = 208) 12.0	0.002*
NDDI and changes in seizure frequency	9254.0	changed (N = 112) 14.5	0.002*
NDDI and difficulties to access anti-seizure medication	6391.0	no difficulties (N = 240) 12.0	<0.001*
NDDI and difficulties to access anti-seizure medication	6391.0	had difficulties (N = 80) 16.0	<0.001*
NDDI and impaired access to usual physician	1084.0	no difficulties (N = 180) 12.0	0.031*
NDDI and impaired access to usual physician	1084.0	had difficulties (N = 140) 14.0	0.031*
NDDI and sex	5607.5	men (N = 75) 9.0	<0.001*
NDDI and sex	5607.5	women (N = 245) 14.0	<0.001*
NDDI and job loss during the pandemic	1963.0	lost job (N = 16) 17.0	0.192
NDDI and job loss during the pandemic	1963.0	kept job (N = 304) 12.0	0.192
NDDI and unemployment before the pandemic	10719.0	employed (N = 136) 12.0	0.028*
NDDI and unemployment before the pandemic	10719.0	unemployed (N = 184) 13.5	0.028*

^aMann–Whitney’s U.

^b(N = number of subjects) Median.

NDDI-E = Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy.

*p < 0.05.