Table 2.
Means and standard deviations for cortisol data (ng/ml), by Appetite/Weight Change groups and Sex (total N = 140; MDD and control participants).
| Variable | Cortisol | Log-Cortisol | Main Effect# | Effect Size | Interaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | M (SD) | M (SD) | p | partial η2 | p | ||
| Appetite/Weight | MDD Decreased | 30 | 192.08 (108.04) | 5.12 (0.58) | .027 | .053 | .139 |
| MDD Unchanged | 7 | 208.62 (95.93) | 5.21 (0.64) | ||||
| MDD Increased | 43 | 146.01 (83.93) | 4.79 (0.67) | ||||
| Control | 60 | 138.21 (92.07) | 4.70 (0.71) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 60 | 175.40 (94.43) | 4.99 (0.65) | .058 | .027 | |
| Female | 80 | 140.88 (94.43) | 4.73 (0.68) | ||||
| Covariate | Age | – | – | – | .018 | .041 | – |
Note: MDD = Major Depressive Disorder. Significance noted for log-transformed data only. # Indicates significance for MDD Decreased/Unchanged combined (n = 37) compared to MDD Increased (n = 43) and controls (n = 60).