Table 1 Characteristics of the depressed and non-depressed individuals.

From: Impact of depressed state on attention and language processing during news broadcasts: EEG analysis and machine learning approach

Characteristics

 

Depressed

Non-depressed

Mean age

 

31.3 ± 10.5

33.8 ± 10.0

Sex (n)

Female

17

52

Male

15

51

Mean LQ

 

70.1 ± 55.6

82.8 ± 40.2

Academic history (n)

Junior high school graduate

0

1

High school graduate

4

14

Junior college/vocational school student or graduate

8

11

University student or graduate

19

66

Graduate school student or master’s/doctoral degree holders

1

11

Mean BDI-II score

 

21.1 ± 8.6

6.6 ± 3.3

  1. The values following ± indicate the standard deviations.
  2. LQ, laterality quotient; BDI-II, Beck Depression Inventory-II.