Table 1 Clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of patients
Characteristic | EMC (n = 97) | TAU (n = 95) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | |||
Age (mean +/− SD) | 39.4 ± 11.5 | 38.9 ± 12.2 | 0.796 |
Female sex – n (%) | 55 (57) | 52 (55) | 0.784 |
Symptom-based subtypes - n (%) | |||
Melancholic MDD | 78 (80) | 81 (85) | 0.721 |
Atypical MDD | 36 (37) | 35 (37) | 0.881 |
Anxious MDD | 65 (67) | 67 (71) | 0.762 |
MDD with suicidality | 80 (84) | 75 (79) | 0.389 |
1st episode - n (%) | 30 (31) | 31 (33) | 0.924 |
Severity of depression (IDS-C30) | |||
Mean IDS-C30 score (mean +/− SD) | 44.2 ± 8.7 | 45.3 ± 8.4 | 0.352 |
Mean IDS-SR30 score (mean +/− SD) | 45.5 ± 10.3 | 45.5 ± 10.1 | 0.958 |
Axis I - n (%) | 52 (54) | 52 (55) | 0.996 |
Axis II - n (%) | 42 (43) | 37 (39) | 0.554 |
Physical comorbidities CIRS | |||
Total severity score ((mean +/− SD) | 1.9 ± 2.1 | 1.7 ± 1.9 | 0.506 |
Cardiac | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.460 |
Hypertension | 0.02 ± 0.1 | 0.02 ± 0.1 | 0.983 |
Vascular | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.136 |
Respiratory | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.339 |
ENT | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.1 ± 0.5 | 0.402 |
Upper GI | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.470 |
Lower GI | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.195 |
Hepatic | 0.01 ± 0.1 | 0.02 ± 0.2 | 0.645 |
Renal | 0.1 ± 0.3 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.543 |
Musculo-sceletal-integumentary | 0.4 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 0.6 | 0.275 |
Neurological | 2.1 ± 1.2 | 2.4 ± 1.4 | 0.334 |
Endocrine-metabolic | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.208 |
Psychiatric somatic symptoms (HAMD-17 item 11) | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 0.104 |