Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of HC and DEP Adolescents
|
HC
(n = 29) |
DEP
(n = 34) |
Omnibus Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | F | p-value | |
|
| ||||||
| Age | 14.72 | 1.36 | 14.47 | 1.67 | .43 | .517 |
| Verbal IQ Estimate a | 56.07 | 8.30 | 51.53 | 9.56 | 3.96 | .051 |
| Body Mass Index | 22.98 | 3.21 | 22.48 | 4.79 | .27 | .636 |
| Global Functioning b | 91.58 | 5.75 | 65.08 | 7.46 | 242.72 | <.001 |
| CDRS Total | 19.45 | 1.74 | 43.56 | 11.29 | 129.20 | <.001 |
|
| ||||||
| N | % | N | % | χ2 | p-value | |
|
| ||||||
| Sex (% Female) | 18 | 62.1 | 19 | 55.9 | .25 | .619 |
| Ethnicity (% Hispanic/Latino) | 5 | 17.2 | 11 | 32.4 | 1.89 | .170 |
| Race | ||||||
| Caucasian | 16 | 55.2 | 19 | 55.9 | 5.46 | .243 |
| Black | 8 | 27.6 | 7 | 20.6 | -- | -- |
| Asian | 5 | 17.2 | 3 | 8.8 | -- | -- |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | -- | -- |
| Other/Unknown | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11.8 | -- | -- |
| Current DSM-IV Diagnosis | ||||||
| Major Depression | -- | -- | 14 | 41.2 | -- | -- |
| Dysthymia | -- | -- | 6 | 17.6 | -- | -- |
| Depressive d/o NOS | -- | -- | 12 | 35.3 | -- | -- |
| Adjustment d/o Depressed Mood | -- | -- | 2 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
| Comorbid DSM-IV Diagnoses | ||||||
| Panic Disorder | -- | -- | 2 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
| Social Phobia | -- | -- | 7 | 20.6 | -- | -- |
| Agoraphobia | -- | -- | 1 | 2.9 | -- | -- |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | -- | -- | 16 | 47.1 | -- | -- |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | -- | -- | 4 | 11.8 | -- | -- |
| Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity | -- | -- | 5 | 14.7 | -- | -- |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder | -- | -- | 2 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
a
Vocabulary subtest T-Score from the WASI-II
b
Children’s Global Assessment Scale