Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the late-life depressed (LLD) patients and controls.

From: Positron emission tomography imaging of serotonin degeneration and beta-amyloid deposition in late-life depression evaluated with multi-modal partial least squares

 

Healthy controls (n = 20)

LLD Patients (n = 20)

Age (years)

65 ± 7

67 ± 6

Sex (F/M)

10/10

10/10

Education (years)

15.5 ± 4

16.5 ± 2

MMSE

29 ± 1

29 ± 1

HDRS

1 ± 1

18 ± 2a

BDI

2 ± 3

24 ± 8b

  1. MMSE modified Mini-Mental State Examination, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, HDRS Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.
  2. aSignificant between group difference (F(1,39) = 879.3, P < 0.001).
  3. bSignificant between group difference (F(1,39) = 149.4, P < 0.001).
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