Dysregulation of leukocyte gene expression in women with medication-refractory depression versus healthy non-depressed controls

Table 2 Demographic summary for CON and DD

	CON n=19	MDD n=13	BPD n=13	DD (combined) n=23
Age (years)	46.6±2.9	44.6±3.3	48.1±4.6	46.1±2.7
HRSD		36.6±3.7	33.8±3.0	35.4±2.4
QIDS^A	3.32±0.6	19.67±1.5	19.38±1.3	19.55±1.0
No medication	17	0	0	0
Antidepressants^B	0	13	6	19
Anticonvulsants (N/S/C)^C	(17/0/2)	(3/2/8)	(3/1/6)	(6/3/14)
Antipsychotic	0	5	6	11

^AQIDS was significantly higher in MDD (p <0.001), BPD (p <0.001), and DD (p <0.001) relative to CON.
^BAntidepressant use has higher in MDD vs. BPD χ² 4.749 (p =0.01) and vs. CON (p <0.01).
^CAnticonvulsant (N = not on, S = stopped in anticipation of ECT, C = currently on).

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