From: Immune suppression of IgG response against dairy proteins in major depression
Variable | Patients n = 34 |
---|---|
Depression characteristics | |
 First episode | 55.88% (n = 19) |
 Recurrent MDD | 44.11% (n = 15) |
 Melancholic MDD | 50% (n = 17) |
 Atypical MDD | 11.76% (n = 4) |
 Suicidal thoughts | 17.64% (n = 6) |
Antidepressant treatment | |
 Yes | 47.05% (n = 16) |
 No | 52.94% (n = 18) |
Antidepressant medication type | |
 Escitalopram | 23.52% (n = 8) |
 Sertraline | 11.76% (n = 4) |
 Paroxetine | 11.76% (n = 4) |
Weight and appetite characteristics | |
 Weight loss | 55.88% (n = 19) |
 (last month) | M = 2.29, SD = 2.939 |
 Weight loss | 58.82% (n = 20) |
 (whole episode) | M = 3.74, SD = 4.926 |
 Weight gain | 11.76% (n = 4) |
 (last month) | M = 0.32, SD = 0.945 |
 Weight gain | 11.76% (n = 4) |
 (whole episode) | M = 0.79, SD = 2.384 |
 Decreased appetite | 58.82%, (n = 20) |
 Not decreased appetite | 41.17%, (n = 14) |