Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample.

From: Network-based analysis of differential white matter connectivity in major depressive disorder with and without comorbid anxiety

 

HC

(n = 906)

MDD

(n = 532)

MDD + ANX

(n = 249)

Statistic

pvalue

Age

34.10 (12.81)

37.54 (13.34)

34.55 (12.14)

F = 12.40

<0.001

Sex (female : male)

576:330

64:36%

319:213

60:40%

182:67

73:27%

χ2=12.73

0.002

Remission status

(acute : partial : full remission)

 

224:129:179

42:24:34%

122:69:5849:28:23%

F = 8.61

0.014

BDI-I

4.08 (4.30)

15.82 (10.80)

20.94 (10.64)

F = 623.16

<0.001

STAI-S

34.40 (8.36)

48.50 (12.85)

53.70 (11.63)

F = 496.38

<0.001

STAI-T

33.61 (8.34)

51.23 (12.50)

57.36 (10.58)

F = 809.63

<0.001

Age of onset

 

27.93 (12.77)

21.64 (10.72)

t = 7.16

<0.001

Number of hospitalizations

 

1.43 (1.98)

1.80 (2.04)

t = -2.35

0.019

Number of depressive episodes

 

3.37 (4.12)

4.95 (8.99)

t = -2.57

0.011

  1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of healthy controls (HC) and depressed individuals without (MDD) and with comorbid anxiety disorder (MDD + ANX). BDI-I=Beck Depression Inventory; STAI-S and STAI-T=State and trait subscales from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.