Table 1 Characteristics of the participants included in the study

From: “DNA Methylation signatures in panic disorder”

Variable

Controls

Cases

Total

Discovery

Participants, N (%)

76 (46%)

89 (54%)

165

Male, N (%)

28

40

68 (41%)

Female, N (%)

48

49

97 (59%)

Age, years (SD)

37 (7.5)

36 (10.4)

 

Diagnosis

None

PDA 72%

 
  

PD 28%

 
  

Comorbidity:MDD 13.5%

 

Replication

Participants, N (%)

169 (56%)

131 (44%)

300

Male, N (%)

48

48

96 (32%)

Female, N (%)

121

83

204 (68%)

Age, years (SD)

38 (7.2)

38 (11.6)

 

Diagnosis

None

PDA 61%

 
  

PD 39%

 
  

Comorbidity:MDD 13%

 

Meta-analysis

Participants, N (%)

245 (55%)

220 (45%)

465

Male, N (%)

76

88

164 (34%)

Female, N (%)

169

132

301 (66%)

Age, years (SD)

38 (7.3)

38 (11)

 

Diagnosis

None

PDA 65%

 
  

PD 35%

 
  

Comorbidity:MDD 13%

 

Dex-treatment study

Participants, N (%)

29 (41%)

42 (59%)

71

Male, N (%)

0

0

0

Female, N (%)

29

42

71

Age, years (SD)

44 (11.4)

44 (13.7)

 

Diagnosis

None

MDD

 
  1. PDA panic disorder with agoraphobia, PD panic disorder without agoraphobia, MDD major depressive disorder