The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system in patients with depression compared to controls – a sleep endocrine study

Table 1 Patients characteristics: (MDE: major depressive episode)

pat.	sex	age	diagnosis (DSM IV)	episode-duration	history	family history	sleep-disorder	appetite	mood-reagibility
1	male	57	296.32 recurrent MDE, moderate	6 month	4^th episode	+	early and middle insomnia	normal	yes
2	female	38	296.33 recurrent MDE, severe, without psychotic symptoms	6 weeks	multiple episodes	-	early and middle insomnia	reduced	yes
3	female	47	296.24 MDE severe, with psychotic symptoms	6 month	2^nd episode	-	early, middle and late insomnia	10 kg weight loss	no
4	female	63	296.33 recurrent MDE severe, without psychotic symptoms	6 month	3^rd episode	+	none	5 kg weight loss	yes
5	female	60	296.33 recurrent MDE severe, without psychotic symptoms	6 month	multiple episodes	+	none	reduced	no
6	female	32	296.53 bipolar disorder, currently severe depression	12 month	multiple depressive episodes, one manic episode	-	hypersomnia	reduced	yes
7	female	47	296.33 recurrent MDE, severe without psychotic symptoms	6 month	several episodes	+	early and middle insomnia	10 kg weight gain	no

ISSN: 1471-244X