Control subjects n = 50 | Major depression n = 40 | Statistic | |
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Gender – Women n % | 35 70 | 33 82.5 | χ2 = 1.8, df 1, p = 0.17 |
Age (years) Mean S.D. | 30.1 11.0 | 31.0 10.7 | t = −0.3, df 88, p = 0.69 |
Marital status - single n % | 39 78.0 | 31 77.5 | χ2 = 0.6, df 2, p = 0.71 |
Education (years) Mean S.D. | 16.0 3.8 | 14.1 3.1 | t = 2.5, df 88, p = 0.01 |
Occupation n % | |||
Unemployed | 2 4.0 | 8 20.0 | |
Housewife activities | 1 2.0 | 4 10.0 | χ2 = 9.2, df 3, p = 0.02 |
Students | 33 46.0 | 13 32.5 | |
Remunerated activity | 24 48.0 | 15 37.5 |