Table 2.
Demographic and clinical data of the patients with late-life depression (LLD) and healthy controls (HCs).
| Subject characteristics |
LLD (n = 36) |
HC (n = 17) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (F/M) | 28/8 | 9/8 | 0.11 |
| Age (years) | 65.6 ± 7.3 | 64.1 ± 7.9 | 0.53 |
| Education (years) | 9.7 ± 4.8 | 10.9 ± 5.2 | 0.42 |
| BMI | 23.4 ± 3.2 | 24.5 ± 3.2 | 0.23 |
| HAMD | 13.6 ± 7.3 | 1.6 ± 1.8 | <0.001 |
| MoCA | 22.9 ± 5.2 | 24.8 ± 3.9 | 0.15 |
| PSQI | 12.4 ± 4.6 | 6.7 ± 3.7 | <0.001 |
| Constipation | 3(8.3%) | 1(5.9%) | 0.712 |
| Diabetes | 2 (5.6%) | 1 (5.9%) | 1.00 |
| Diet pattern | |||
| Protein | 147.9 ± 8.3 | 266.1 ± 446.2 | 0.29 |
| Dairy product | 9.3 ± 18.0 | 56.4 ± 171.5 | 0.28 |
| Vegetable | 13.9 ± 9.1 | 70.6 ± 180.9 | 0.21 |
| Fruit | 13.4 ± 27.1 | 26.9 ± 54.3 | 0.34 |
| Sugar | 22.6 ± 20.1 | 38.9 ± 73.5 | 0.38 |
| Dietary fiber | 23.0 ± 16.9 | 102.5 ± 240.6 | 0.07 |
| Sweet beverages | 4.2 ± 10.1 | 6.1 ± 8.6 | 0.51 |
| Processed foods | 39.0 ± 33.4 | 47.8 ± 38.0 | 0.41 |
M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Scale; MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.