TABLE 1.

Comparisons of demographic characteristics between patients with MDD and HCs.

Variables	MDD (N = 168)	HCs (N = 116)	Statistic (t or x2)	OR	95% CI		P-value
					Lower	Upper
Age (years), Mean (SD)	30.40 (12.50)	32.15 (9.46)	1.27	1.014	0.993	1.035	0.205
Sex, n (%)			0.01	1.031	0.630	1.685	0.904
Male	62 (36.90)	42 (36.21)
Female	106 (63.10)	74 (63.79)
Education, n (%)			0.39	0.847	0.502	1.429	0.533
High school and below (<12 years)	45 (26.79)	35 (30.17)
Above high school (≥12 years)	123 (73.21)	81 (69.83)
Marital status, n (%)			32.96	4.300	2.580	7.166	<0.001*
Married	62 (36.90)	83 (71.55)
Unmarried	106 (63.10)	33 (28.45)
Vocational status, n (%)			7.18	3.114	1.311	7.398	0.007*
On the job	140 (83.33)	109 (93.97)
Unemployment	28 (16.67)	7 (6.03)

MDD, major depressive disorder; HCs, healthy controls.

*Statistically significance.