Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics. Significance is indicated with an asterisk.
| rrMDD M (SD) | HC M (SD) | χ2 | U | p | Hedges’ g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 46 | 24 | ||||
| Sex ratio (men/women) | 10/36 | 6/18 | 0.095 | 0.771 | ||
| Age | 35.11 (11.32) | 36.67 (12.88) | 535.00 | 0.832 | 0.13 | |
| Educational level | 5.85 (1.36) | 6.29 (0.69) | 460.00 | 0.223 | 0.37 | |
| Number of MDD episodes | 7.42 (10.07) | – | ||||
| Months in remission | 9.46 (6.29) | – | ||||
| Cognitive (behavioural) therapy use in the past (yes/no) | 33/13 | – | ||||
| Antidepressant use in the past (yes/no) | 25/21 | |||||
| IDS score | 8.33 (5.36) | 2.88 (3.09) | 201.50 | <0.001* | 1.16 | |
| PANAS score | ||||||
| Negative scale | 30.13 (17.97) | 17.51 (13.72) | 322.00 | 0.001* | 0.76 | |
| Positive scale | 61.36 (17.02) | 73.41 (11.60) | 318.00 | 0.001* | 0.78 | |
Abbreviations: RrMDD = remitted recurrent Major Depressive Disorder; HC = healthy controls; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; χ2 = chi square statistic; U = Mann-Whitney U statistic; p = significance level; MDD = Major Depressive Disorder; IDS = Inventory of Depressive Symptoms; PANAS = Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.