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Table 1 Characteristics of studies included in the present meta-analysis

From: Association between mitochondrial DNA levels and depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ID

First author

Year

location

Sample size

Age of DepressionMean(SD)

Age of ControlsMean(SD)

Gender of Depression(M/F)

Gender of

Controls

(M/F)

Specimen

Detection Method

Diagnostic method

Depression

Controls

1

Karen M Ryan [17]

2023

Ireland

100

89

56.36

(14.28)

53.42

(10.39)

38/62

30/59

whole blood

qRT-PCR

HDRS

2a

Emi Ampo [18]

2022

USA

9

16

67.7

(6.5)

69.9

(7.6)

2/7

8/8

Plasma

qRT-PCR

MADRS

2b

Emi Ampo [18]

2022

USA

23

5

70.6

(10.3 )

68.2

(6.9 )

7/16

2/3

Plasma

qRT-PCR

MADRS

3

Vanessa F Gonçalves [19]

2021

Canada

32

21

68.3

(6.7)

70.1

(8.1)

9/23

10/11

Plasma

qRT-PCR

MADRS

4

Johan Fernström [20]

2021

Sweden

47

11

35.0

(10.7)

35.1

(11.1)

21/26

5/6

Plasma

qRT-PCR

MADRS

5

Jae Kyung Chung [21]

2019

Republic of Korea

118

116

47.6

(16.7)

47.7

(16.8)

46/72

46/70

peripheral blood

qPCR

NR

6

Kerstin Kuffner [22]

2020

Germany

16

16

31

(3.12)

32

(2.81)

11/5

11/5

Skin Fibroblasts

qRT-PCR

HDRS

7a

Daniel Lindqvist [23]

2018

Sweden

50

55

39.6

(14.7)

37.6

(13.9)

23/27

22/33

Plasma

rt-PCR

HDRS

7b

Daniel Lindqvist [23]

2018

Sweden

50

55

39.6

(14.7)

37.6

(13.9)

23/27

22/33

PBMCs

rt-PCR

HDRS

8

Cheng Chen Chang [24]

2015

China

40

70

42.00

(18.75)

38.00

(16.50)

12/28

28/42

Leukocyte

rt-PCR

MINI

9

Ying He [25]

2014

China

210

217

30.2

(8.10)

30.8

(7.05)

100/110

109/108

Leukocyte

qPCR

HDRS

10

Kato T [26]

1997

Japan

14

20

48.2

(17.7)

61.2

(10.6)

8/6

10/10

Leukocyte

qPCR

NR

  1. Abbreviations: M, Male; F, Female; HDRS, Hamilton-rating scale for Depression; MADRS, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale; MINI, Mini-Internatioal Neuropsychiatric Interview. NR, No Report