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Table 1 Clinical features of female and male patients with major depressive disorder with Mets

From: Gender differences in prevalence and clinical correlates of anxiety in first-episode and drug-naïve patients with major depressive disorder comorbid with metabolic syndrome

Variables

Total MetS

Male

Female

\( {X}^{2}\)

P value

Sample Size

794

239

555

  

Age (years)

37.50 ± 12.65

35.86 ± 12.55

38.21 ± 12.63

2.45

0.01

Duration of disease (months)

6.91 ± 4.91

7.19 ± 5.54

6.79 ± 4.61

0.09

0.93

Age of onset (years)

37.25 ± 12.52

35.59 ± 12.36

37.99 ± 12.52

2.53

0.01

HAMD

31.22 ± 2.86

31.33 ± 2.88

31.17 ± 2.85

0.45

0.65

HAMA

21.51 ± 9.79

21.41 ± 3.52

21.55 ± 3.75

0.44

0.66

Education

   

4.092

0.25

 Junior high school, n (%)

244 (30.73)

66 (27.62)

178 (32.07)

  

 High school, n (%)

333 (41.94)

98 (41.00)

235 (42.34)

  

 University degree, n (%)

175 (22.04)

63 (26.36)

112 (20.18)

  

 Master’ s degree, n (%)

42 (5.29)

12 (5.02)

30 (5.41)

  

Marital status

   

1.64

0.20

 Single, n (%)

186 (23.43)

63 (26.36)

123 (22.16)

  

 Married, n (%)

608 (76.57)

176 (73.64)

432 (77.84)

  
  1. Note:
  2. HAMD = Hamilton depression rating scale;
  3. HAMA = Hamilton anxiety rating scale;