Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample
| Baseline characteristics | MDD patients (n = 43) | Healthy control women (N = 42) | Full sample (n = 85) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 17.0 | 39.5 | 11.0 | 26.2 | 28.0 | 32.9 |
| Married/partnered | 22.0 | 51.2 | 28.0 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 58.8 |
| Divorced/widowed | 4.0 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| Cohabitating | 28 | 65.1 | 31 | 73.8 | 59 | 69.4 |
| Highest educational level | ||||||
| Middle school | 19 | 44.2 | 17 | 40.5 | 36 | 42.4 |
| High school/some college | 20 | 46.5 | 19 | 45.2 | 39 | 45.9 |
| University or postgraduate degree | 4 | 9.3 | 6 | 14.3 | 10 | 11.8 |
| Employment* | ||||||
| Unemployed | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.4 | 5 | 5.9 |
| Employed | 23 | 53.5 | 29 | 69.0 | 52 | 61.2 |
| Self-employed | 1 | 2.3 | 2 | 4.8 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Student | 12 | 27.9 | 10 | 23.8 | 22 | 25.9 |
| Incapable of work | 9 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 10.6 |
| Retired | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hormonal contraception** | 7 | 16.3 | 19 | 45.2 | 26 | 30.6 |
| Antidepressant medication*** | 29 | 67.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 34.1 |
| OXTR genotype | ||||||
| GG | 17 | 39.5 | 19 | 46.3 | 36 | 42.9 |
| AG/AA | 26 | 60.5 | 22 | 53.7 | 48 | 57.1 |
*/**/***P < 0.05/ < 0.01/ < 0.001 chi2-test