TABLE 1.
Comparison of clinical characteristics data and symptom scale assessment among the three groups.
| Parameter | HC (n = 25) | MDD (n = 28) | BPD (n = 22) | P-value |
| Age [years, M(P25, P75)] b | 31.00(26.50, 38.00) | 36.50(30.25, 43.50) | 34.00(27.00, 42.00) | 0.239 |
| BMI [kg/m2, mean ± SD (range)] a | 20.93 ± 2.91 (16.98 – 26.73) |
21.61 ± 3.00 (15.20 – 27.69) |
21.57 ± 3.60 (14.68 – 27.99) |
0.693 |
| HAMD [M(P25, P75)] b | 3.00(2.00, 5.50) | 25.00(23.00, 26.75)* | 20.00(9.25, 27.25)* | <0.001 |
| HAMA [M(P25, P75)] b | 4.00(2.50, 6.00) | 25.50(24.00, 29.00)* | 20.00(7.75, 23.25)*# | <0.001 |
| PANSS [mean ± SD (range)] b | 35.40 ± 3.61 (30.00 – 42.00) |
62.04 ± 13.04 (40.00 – 90.00)* |
61.55 ± 19.03 (31.00 – 98.00)* |
<0.001 |
aone-way ANOVA; bKruskal Wallis; *P < 0.05 vs. HC group; #< 0.05 vs. MDD group; BMI, body mass index; Values are shown as mean ± SD or M(P25, P75); SD, standard deviation.