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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Association of circulating let-7b-5p with major depressive disorder: a nested case-control study

Variable

Total (n = 104)

Case (n = 52)

Control (n = 52)

p-value

Age, years Mean (SD)

56.0 (2.78)

55.7 (2.57)

56.3 (2.97)

0.28a

BMI (kg/m2) c Mean (SD)

24.51 (3.92)

24.96 (3.86)

24.04 (3.98)

0.26a

Smoking (%) d

25.7

25.5

26.0

0.95b

Alcohol abuse (%)

19.2

17.3

21.2

0.62b

  1. Data are represented as mean (SD)
  2. SD standard deviation
  3. aStudent’s t-test
  4. bTwo-sided Chi-squared test
  5. cMissing information on BMI for 11 individuals
  6. dMissing information on smoking for 3 individuals