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Table 1 Demographic and clinical parameters (plus available cortisol data)

From: Changes in leukocytes and CRP in different stages of major depression

Variables

FEMD

RMD

Controls

Test

Test value

p-value

p-FEMD/C

p-RMD/C

p-RMD/FEMD

Age (years)

33.5 (25.0;46.3;82)

42.0 (30.0;52.0;47)

38.0 (28.0;47.5;129)

H-test

KW = 5.15

0.076

0.214

0.214

0.082

Disease duration (years)

0 (0;0;82)

4.5 (2.0;9.8;32)

–

U-test

W = 82.0

< 0.001

   

Gender (female/male)

43/39

33/14

77/52

Chi-Square

χ2 = 3.93

0.140

0.371

0.371

0.221

BMI_T0

23.1 (20.3;25.6;82)

25.0 (21.4;27.6;47)

24.1 (21.8;27.2;129)

H-test

KW = 6.40

0.041

0.054

0.431

0.054

BMI_T6

24.0 (21.3;27.3;63)

24.8 (22.3;27.8;36)

–

U-test

W = 997.5

0.323

   

Test value

W = 494

W = 149

       

T0–T6 p-value

0.008

0.088

       

Smoking status (yes/no)

42/40

22/24

29/100

Chi-Square

χ2 = 21.22

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.003

0.854

Cigarettes/day-T0

4.5 (0;20.0;82)

0 (0;15;46)

0 (0;0;129)

H-test

KW = 29.61

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.337

Cigarettes/day-T6

0 (0;15.0;63)

0 (0;14.3;36)

–

U-test

W = 1219.0

0.506

   

Test value

W = 109

W = 36.5

       

T0–T6 p-value

0.129

0.788

       

AMI-T6 (g)

4.10 (2.81;5.69;54)

3.60 (2.69;6.44;31)

–

U-test

W = 801.0

0.853

   

HAMD-21-T0

19.0 (14.8;23.0;82)

22.0 (15.0;29.0;47)

–

U-test

W = 1637.0

0.156

   

HAMD-21-T6

6.0 (3.0;10.0;63)

8.0 (6.0;13.0;37)

–

U-test

W = 760.5

0.004

   

Test value

W = 1759

W = 660

       

T0–T6 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

       

GAF-T0

50.0 (48.5;60.0;80)

50.0 (41.0;60.0;47)

–

U-test

W = 2042.0

0.415

   

GAF-T6

70.0 (65.8;80.8;60)

65.0 (60.0;76.5;37)

–

U-test

W = 1398.0

0.032

   

Test value

W = 76.5

W = 35

       

T0–T6 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

       

Cortisol-T0 (ng/mL)

330 (181;713;37)

343 (166;1130;20)

229 (171;853;46)

H-test

KW = 0.665

0.717

0.823

0.823

0.874

Cortisol-T6 (ng/mL)

212 (140;532;27)

218 (145;818;13)

–

U-test

W = 149.5

0.461

   

Test value

W = 318

W = 55

       

T0–T6 p-value

0.001

0.542

       
  1. Data are presented as median (quartile 1; quartile 3; sample size) or number of cases
  2. AMI cumulative amitriptyline dosage, HAMD 21-item Hamilton Scale for Depression, GAF Global Assessment of Functioning
  3. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold font