Table 1 Demographics of subjects with new visit, remitted and non-remitted MDD
From: Excess cost of non-remission among outpatients with major depressive disorder
New MDD | Remitted MDD | Non-remitted MDD | p | Statistics | Testa) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 128) | (N = 100) | (N = 109) | ||||
Sex, n(%) | ||||||
Male | 53(41.4) | 43(43.0) | 44(40.4) | N.S. | ||
Female | 75(58.6) | 57(57.0) | 65(59.6) | |||
Age (years) | 42.22 ± 12.36 | 45.42 ± 11.34 | 45.12 ± 10.84 | N.S. | ||
Marital status, n(%) | ||||||
Single | 31(24.2) | 20(20.0) | 20(18.3) | N.S. | ||
Married | 76(59.4) | 64(64.0) | 74(67.9) | |||
Bereavement | 5(3.9) | 4(4.0) | 6(5.5) | |||
Divorced | 12(9.4) | 9(9.0) | 8(7.3) | |||
Separated | 3(2.3) | 3(3.0) | 1(0.9) | |||
Education, n(%) | ||||||
Elementary school | 16(12.5) | 13(13.0) | 10(9.2) | N.S. | ||
Middle school | 19(14.8) | 14(14.0) | 13(11.9) | |||
High school | 37(28.9) | 37(37.0) | 44(40.4) | |||
University | 49(38.3) | 26(26.0) | 34(31.2) | |||
Graduate school | 6(4.7) | 10(10.0) | 8(7.3) | |||
Onset of MDD (years) | 39.67 ± 13.28 | 42.65 ± 11.75 | 42.60 ± 11.33 | N.S. | ||
Number of previous depressive episodes | 0.82 ± 1.46 | 1.00 ± 1.24 | 1.37 ± 2.15 | 0.0461b) | F = 3.11 | a = b, b = c, a < c |
HAM-D scores | 17.48 ± 7.17 | 4.39 ± 2.19 | 16.02 ± 5.05 | <0.0001b) | F = 187.61 | b < c = a |
DSSS | 28.09 ± 12.25 | 10.15 ± 9.69 | 27.07 ± 12.93 | <0.0001b) | F = 77.38 | b < c = a |
DS | 17.16 ± 7.04 | 5.96 ± 5.92 | 16.57 ± 7.36 | <0.0001b) | F = 90.00 | b < c = a |
SS | 10.93 ± 6.16 | 4.19 ± 4.32 | 10.48 ± 6.66 | <0.0001b) | F = 43.91 | b < c = a |
PS | 5.18 ± 3.23 | 2.20 ± 2.21 | 5.11 ± 3.62 | <0.0001b) | F = 31.61 | b < c = a |