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. 2021 Nov 20;12(11):1834. doi: 10.3390/genes12111834

Table 5.

Differences in DRD4 exon 3 (DRD4 Ex3), the NEO Five Factor Inventory, and the STAI scale between healthy controls and PUD MDD subjects.

STAI/NEO Five Factor Inventory DRD4 Ex3 ANOVA
PUD MDD (n = 95) Control
(n = 301)
s/s
(n = 240)
s/l
(n = 127)
l/l
(n = 28)
Factor F (p-Value) ɳ2 Power (Alfa = 0.05)
STAI trait/scale 7.62 ± 2.25 5.16 ± 2.17 5.72 ± 2.54 5.87 ± 2.21 5.32 ± 2.34 intercept F1,389 = 499.54 (p < 0.0001) * 0.563 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 17.06 (p < 0.000) * 0.042 0.985
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.02 (p = 0.976) 0.0001 0.054
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.64 (p = 0.527) 0.003 0.157
STAI state/scale 6.65 ± 2.21 4.68 ± 2.14 5.10 ± 2,33 5.39 ± 2.24 4.61 ± 2.39 intercept F1,389 = 386.18 (p < 0.0001) * 0.498 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 8.40 (p = 0.004) * 0.021 0.824
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.88 (p = 0.415) 0.004 0.201
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.32 (p = 0.729) 0.002 0.100
Neuroticism/scale 7.34 ± 2.00 4.67 ± 2.01 5.31 ± 2.27 5.45 ± 2.32 4.50 ± 2.51 intercept F1,389 = 515.96 (p < 0.0001) * 0.571 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 26.51 (p < 0.0001) * 0.064 0.999
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.73 (p = 0.480) 0.004 0.174
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.04 (p = 0.954) 0.0002 0.057
Extraversion/scale 5.44 ± 2.36 6.37 ± 1.97 6.20 ± 2.04 5.90 ± 2.19 6.89 ± 2.11 intercept F1,389 = 588.12 (p < 0.0001) * 0.602 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 0.003 (p = 0.953) 0.00001 0.050
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 6.23 (p = 0.002) * 0.031 0.893
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 4.22 (p = 0.015) * 0.021 0.738
Openness/scale 5.46 ± 2.01 4.53 ± 1.61 4.64 ± 1.77 4.96 ± 1.74 4.75 ± 1.67 intercept F1,389 = 568.45 (p < 0.0001) * 0.594 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 9.83 (p = 0.002) * 0.024 0.879
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 1.66 (p = 0.190) 0.008 0.350
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.88 (p = 0.416) 0.004 0.201
Agreeability/scale 4.05 ± 1.99 5.60 ± 2.09 5.12 ± 2.21 5.41 ± 2.12 5.36 ± 1.97 intercept F1,389 = 313.18 (p < 0.0001) * 0.447 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 9.69 (p = 0.002) 0.024 0.874
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 2.37 (p = 0.554) 0.003 0.142
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 0.30 (p = 0.071) 0.0004 0.061
Conscientiousness/scale 5.01 ± 2.14 6.07 ± 2.15 5.80 ± 2.21 5.75 ± 2.18 6.39 ± 2.10 intercept F1,389 = 510.13 (p < 0.0001) * 0.568 1.000
PUD MDD/control F1,389 = 0.18 (p = 0.668) 0.0005 0.071
DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 5.09 (p = 0.007) * 0.026 0.820
PUD MDD/control × DRD4 Ex3 F2,389 = 5.24 (p = 0.006) * 0.026 0.831

* Significant result.