Alterations of serum macro-minerals and trace elements are associated with major depressive disorder: a case-control study

Table 1 Anthropometric and demographic profile of the study population

Parameters	Patients (n = 247)			Controls (n = 248)			p value
	n	%	Mean ± SEM	n	%	Mean ± SEM
Age in years
18–24	58	23		54	22		0.576
25–34	78	32	33.03 ± 0.693	79	32	33.55 ± 0.608
35–44	65	26		74	30
45–60	46	19		41	17
Gender
Female	156	63		147	59		0.193
Male	91	37		101	41
BMI (kg/m²)
Below 18.5 (CED)	23	9		25	10		0.193
18.5–25 (normal)	208	84	22.82 ± 0.161	194	78	23.15 ± 0.191
Above 25 (obese)	16	6		29	12
Education
Illiterate	32	13		26	10		0.958
Can read only	47	19		51	21
Secondary	31	13		35	14
Higher secondary	63	26		67	27
Graduate and above	74	30		69	28
Occupation
Service	22	9		21	8		0.673
Business	31	13		29	12
Student	55	22		69	28
Others	103	42		97	39
Jobless	36	15		32	13
Monthly income in KBDT
Below 10	94	38		59	24		0.413
10–25	101	41	19.28 ± 0.899	97	39	20.33 ± 0.911
26–40	34	14		75	30
Above 40	18	7		17	7
Smoking habit
Nonsmoker	180	73		190	77		0.352
Smoker	67	27		58	23

CED chronic energy deficiency, KBDT kilo Bangladeshi taka. **p < 0.05 (Significant difference between patient and control groups at 95% confidence interval)

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