| |
New MDD (N = 287)
|
Remitted MDD (N = 235)
|
Non-remitted MDD (N = 289)
|
p-value
|
Testa
|
|---|
|
Sex, n (%)
| | | | | |
|
Male
|
87 (30.3)
|
60 (25.5)
|
84 (29.1)
|
NS
| |
|
Female
|
200 (69.7)
|
175 (74.5)
|
205 (70.9)
| | |
|
Age (years)
|
44.4 ± 13.6
|
47.6 ± 11.8
|
44.8 ± 13.3
|
0.0111b
|
a = c < b
|
|
Marital status, n (%)
| | | | | |
|
Single
|
63 (22.0)
|
36 (15.3)
|
62 (21.5)
|
NS
| |
|
Married
|
184 (64.1)
|
165 (70.2)
|
182 (63.0)
| | |
|
Bereaved
|
11 (3.8)
|
12 (5.1)
|
21 (7.3)
| | |
|
Divorced
|
24 (8.4)
|
15 (6.4)
|
18 (6.2)
| | |
|
Separated
|
4 (1.4)
|
7 (3.0)
|
6 (2.1)
| | |
|
Education, n (%)
| | | | | |
|
Elementary school
|
40 (13.9)
|
32 (13.6)
|
46 (15.9)
|
NS
| |
|
Middle school
|
51 (17.8)
|
31 (13.2)
|
38 (13.1)
| | |
|
High school
|
107 (37.3)
|
105 (44.7)
|
121 (41.9)
| | |
|
University
|
81 (28.2)
|
56 (23.8)
|
72 (24.9)
| | |
|
Graduate school
|
7 (2.4)
|
11 (4.7)
|
12 (4.2)
| | |
|
Job status, n (%)
| | | | | |
|
Employed
|
128 (44.6)
|
100 (42.6)
|
109 (37.7)
|
NS
| |
|
Unemployed
|
159 (55.4)
|
135 (57.4)
|
180 (62.3)
| | |
|
Onset of MDD (years)
|
41.6 ± 14.2
|
44.7 ± 12.6
|
41.3 ± 14.2
|
0.0111b
|
a = c < b
|
|
Number of depressive episodes
|
1.1 ± 2.0
|
1.3 ± 2.2
|
1.7 ± 2.6
|
0.0131b
|
a = b, b = c, a < c
|
|
Duration of depression (months)
|
6.3 ± 13.7
|
7.3 ± 16.6
|
8.1 ± 20.4
|
NS
| |
- MDD = major depressive disorder; NS = not significant.
- aTukey’s post-hoc test.
- bDifference among MDD groups (ANOVA).
- Note: Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (%).
