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Table 1 Demographic data of patients with depression (n = 12) and healthy control subjects (n = 10)

From: Severe depression is associated with increased microglial quinolinic acid in subregions of the anterior cingulate gyrus: Evidence for an immune-modulated glutamatergic neurotransmission?

Case No.

Diagnosis (DSM-IV)

Gender

Age (y)

Autolysis time (h)

Cause of death

1

Depression, MDD

F

53

47

Suicide by electrocution

2

Depression, MDD

F

46

48

Suicide by hanging

3

Depression, MDD

F

53

46

Suicide by hanging

4

Depression, MDD

F

60

24

Suicide by hanging

5

Depression, MDD

F

68

78

Suicide by intoxication

6

Depression, MDD

M

35

15

Suicide by wrist cutting

7

Depression, MDD

M

36

42

Suicide by hanging

8

Depression, BD

F

46

4

Suicide by intoxication

9

Depression, BD

M

47

24

Suicide by wrist cutting

10

Depression, BD

M

57

48

Suicide by strangulation

11

Depression, BD

M

60

24

Suicide by hanging

12

Depression, BD

M

53

24

Suicide by hanging

 

Depression (ratio/mean ± SD)

6F/6M

51 ± 9

35 ± 24

 
 

MDD (ratio/mean ± SD)

5F/2M

50 ± 12

45 ± 25

 
 

BD (ratio/mean ± SD)

1F/4MF

53 ± 6

19 ± 10

 

13

Control

F

48

48

Status asthmaticus

14

Control

F

50

72

Ruptured aortic aneurysm

15

Control

F

61

8

Sudden death (reason unknown)

16

Control

F

61

24

Heart failure (coronary heart disease)

17

Control

F

63

24

Myocardial infarction

18

Control

M

56

48

Retroperitoneal haemorrhage

19

Control

M

47

24

Acute respiratory failure (aspiration)

20

Control

M

54

35

Ruptured aortic aneurysm

21

Control

M

63

48

Heart failure (after heart surgery)

22

Control

M

54

24

Pulmonary embolism

 

Controls (ratio/mean ± SD)

5F/5M

56 ± 6

35 ± 18

 
 

Statistic (P value)

1.000a

0.200b

0.954b

Control vs. Depression

 

Statistic (P value)

0.214a

0.422c

0.272c

Control vs. MDD vs. BD

  1. Abbreviations: BD bipolar disorder, MDD major depressive disorder, F female, M male, SD standard deviation, achi-square test, bt-test (Control vs. Depression) and cANOVA (Control vs. MDD vs. BD).