Table 2.
Comparisons in control group and FDD group before and after the treatment.
| Index | Control group (n = 40) |
FDD group (n = 40) |
P value t value |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment (n = 40) |
After treatment (n = 40) |
Control vs before | Control vs after | Before vs after | ||
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 16.84 ± 3.78 | 28.99 ± 5.51 | 18.69 ± 5.07 | <0.001∗∗ t = −11.488 |
0.068 t = −1.850 |
<0.001∗∗ t = 11.083 |
| IL-17 (pg/mL) | 21.68 ± 3.72 | 41.15 ± 4.80 | 30.67 ± 3.47 | <0.001∗∗ t = −20.278 |
<0.001∗∗ t = −11.177 |
<0.001∗∗ t = 12.272 |
| CPR (mg/L) | 2.83 ± 2.37 | 2.92 ± 2.51 | 3.58 ± 2.51 | 0.879 t = −0.153 |
0.175 t = −1.370 |
0.239 t = −1.186 |
| HAMD scores | — | 20.78 ± 3.10 | 6.73 ± 4.15 | — | — | <0.001∗∗ t = 20.597 |
Note: IL, interleukin; FDD, first-episode depressive disorder; HAMD, Hamilton rating scale for depression; ∗∗P < 0.01.