Table 2 Association between the physical and mental components of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and type of depressive symptoms.

From: The relationship between health-related quality of life and melancholic depressive symptoms is modified by brain insulin receptor gene network

 

BDI < 10

Non-melancholic

Melancholic

p, adjusted

PCS, mean (SD)

49.2 (7.9)

42.1 (10.1)

45.8 (9.7)

 < 0.001

MCS, mean (SD)

56.4 (6.1)

43.3 (11.6)

44.6 (11.7)

 < 0.001

  1. Model adjusted for age, sex and population stratification, smoking, alcohol usage, socioeconomic class, body mass index, leisure-time physical activity and comorbidities.
  2. BDI Beck Depression Inventory, PCS physical component score, MCS mental component score, SD standard deviation. P values were based on the bootstrap style method of 10,000 repetitions.
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