Table 1 Baseline-characteristics of patients versus healthy controls (left) and of depressed patients responding versus non-responding to partial sleep deprivation (right).

From: Changes in brain arousal (EEG-vigilance) after therapeutic sleep deprivation in depressive patients and healthy controls

 

Patients (N = 27)

Controls (N = 16)

 

Responder (N = 17)

Non-Responder (N = 10)

 

Age (years)

40.33

(±13.981)

37.94

(±13.309)

t = 0.553

p = 0.583

35.71

(±10.457)

48.20

(±16.158)

t = −2.448

p = 0.022

Sex (m/f)

10/17

7/9

Χ2 = 0.189

p = 0.663

5/12

5/5

X2 = 1.144

p = 0.285

HDRS-17

15.63

(±3.835)

1.25

(±1.949)

t = 16.260

p < 0.001

15.94

(±3.473)

15.10

(±4.533)

t = 0.543

p = 0.592

IDS-C

31.48

(±8.196)

1.85

(±2.734)

t = 16.933

p < 0.001

32.94

(±7.058)

29.00

(±9.730)

t = 1.218

p = 0.235

  1. Shown are means (±standard Deviations).
  2. Annotations: HDRS-17 = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (17 item version); IDS-C = Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (Clinician Rated).
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