Table 1 Demographic and clinical variables
From: Frontal lobe changes occur early in the course of affective disorders in young people
| Â | Healthy Controls [N = 33] | Help-Seeking/Attenuated Syndrome (stage 1) [N = 23] | Discrete Disorder/Persistent or Recurrent Illness (stage 2/3) [N = 24] | Significance Test (df) [p value] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (f/m) | 21/12 | 15/8 | 10/14 | χ2 (80) = 3.5 [.171] |
Age, years | 23.9 ± 2.3 | 20.4 ± 5.2 | 23.5 ± 3.5 | t (38.5) = -2.4 [.023] |
Education, years | 15.2 ± 2.2 | 12.1 ± 3.0 | 13.1 ± 2.6 | t (38) = -1.1 [.281] |
Predicted IQ | 105.8 ± 8.5 | 105.0 ± 6.6 | 105.1 ± 6.6 | t (39) = 0.1 [.899] |
SOFAS | 91.9 ± 3.5 | 65.3 ± 9.9 | 58.7 ± 13.4 | t (34) = 1.7 [.104] |
K-10 total | 15.3 ± 6.1 | 26.4 ± 7.3 | 22.0 ± 7.0 | t (40) = 2.0 [.055] |
HDRS total | 1.7 ± 1.7 | 10.6 ± 6.7 | 10.2 ± 7.6 | t (36) = 0.2 [.878] |
BPRS total | 26.2 ± 2.2 | 37.1 ± 7.5 | 42.4 ± 10.7 | t (35) = -1.7 [.090] |