Table 1 Participant characteristics.
From: Dimensions of childhood adversity differentially affect biological aging in major depression
Sociodemographic characteristics | |
Age | 37.1 (13.1) [20–68] |
Female sex [n(%)] | 44 (53.7) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
White | 42 (51.2) |
Black | 8 (9.8) |
Latino | 8 (9.8) |
Other | 24 (29.3) |
Income [n(%)] | |
≤49,000 | 54 (65.9) |
50,000–99,999 | 15 (18.3) |
100,000–199,999 | 11 (13.4) |
≥200,000 | 2 (0.024) |
Lifestyle characteristics | |
Body Mass Index | 25.5 (4.2) [18.8–36.3] |
Smoking History [n(%)] | |
Never | 44 (53.7) |
Former | 22 (26.8) |
Current | 16 (19.5) |
Characterization of Major Depressive Disorder | |
Depressive Symptoms Score (IDS) | 25.1 (5.31) [12–37] |
Hamilton Depression Rating Sclae (HDRS) | 19.8 (3.28) [13–34] |
Duration of Current Depressive Episode (days) | 2258.3 (3663.8) [24–18536] |
Chronicity of Lifetime Depression (months) | 154.7 (145.8) [3.41–609] |
Number of Depressive Episodes | 3.59 (2.68) [1–12] |
Lifetime Days of Depression | 4707.8 (4438.5) [104–18536.1] |
Characterization of Adversity Exposure | |
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire | |
All Maltreatment Score (Total CTQ) | 42.5 (12.4) [25–82] |
Physical Abuse | 6.9 (2.3) [5–15] |
Emotional Abuse | 10.4 (4.3) [5–25] |
Sexual Abuse | 6.3 (3.5) [5–23] |
Physical Neglect | 6.9 (2.6) [5–15] |
Emotional Neglect | 12.1 (4.9) [5–23] |
Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey | |
Total ACE | 2.8 (2.2) [0–10] |
Maltreatment Score | 1.4 (1.5) [0–5] |
Yes | 53 (65.4) |
No | 28 (34.6) |
Household Dysfunction Score | 1.4 (1.3) [0–5] |
Yes | 57 (70.3) |
No | 24 (29.7) |
