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Table 2 TCI items predicted the response and the predictive score models consisted of those TCI items

From: An attempt to construct a 7-item short version of the temperament and character inventory to predict the treatment response of patients with depression; a validation study

 

Responders (n = 42)

Non-responders (n = 31)

p value

TCI items (yes:no)

174 (NS)

35:7

17:14

0.008**

137 (C)

19:23

5:26

0.008**

70a (NS)

19:23

23:8

0.012*

237a (NS)

10:32

16:15

0.014*

106a (SD)

28:14

28:3

0.016*

191 (NS)

19:23

6:25

0.019*

34a (NS)

11:31

16:15

0.024*

232 (ST)

35:7

19:12

0.032*

161 (C)

16:26

5:26

0.035*

215 (ST)

14:28

4:27

0.040*

Predictive score

model 1

0.8 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.5

0.021*

model 2

1.3 ± 0.7

0.7 ± 0.6

0.000**

model 3

1.8 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 0.8

0.000**

model 4

2.6 ± 1.0

1.5 ± 0.9

0.000**

model 5

2.9 ± 1.3

1.5 ± 0.9

0.000**

model 6

3.4 ± 1.4

1.7 ± 1.0

0.000**

model 7

4.1 ± 1.6

2.2 ± 1.0

0.000**

model 8

4.9 ± 1.7

2.8 ± 1.2

0.000**

model 9

5.3 ± 1.7

3.0 ± 1.2

0.000**

model 10

5.6 ± 1.9

3.1 ± 1.3

0.000**

  1. NS novelty seeking, SD self-directedness, C cooperativeness, ST self-transcendence
  2. a; “no” answers were associated with the response, *; p < 0.05, **; p < 0.01