The pattern glare and visual memory are disrupted in patients with major depressive disorder

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Differences in demographic characteristics between the MDD patients and HCs

Items	MDD (N = 62)	HCs (N = 49)	t/χ²	p
Age (years) ^a	25.77 ± 7.715	26.45 ± 7.792	0.456	0.650
Sex (male/female) ^b	24/38	17/32	0.189	0.696
Education year (years) ^a	14.42 ± 2.385	15.39 ± 3.061	1.874	0.064
HAMD total score	20.24 ± 3.788	-	-	-
First episode (Y/N)	27/36	-	-	-
Episode times	2.90 ± 2.890	-	-	-
Total duration (months)	51.10 ± 67.97	-	-	-

^a two-sample t-test
^b χ² test
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation
Abbreviations: MDD, major depressive disorder; HCs, healthy controls; HAMD, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale

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