Case Control Study
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World J Psychiatry. Aug 19, 2025; 15(8): 106303
Published online Aug 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i8.106303
Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of healthy controls and patients with depression, n (%)
Characteristics
HC (n = 279)
MD (n = 164)
Statistics
P value
Age (year), mean ± SD44.1 ± 8.044.6 ± 6.7-1.1300.258
Gender
Male98 (35.1)59 (36.0)0.0330.857
Female181 (64.9)105 (64.0)--
Smoking
No7 (2.5)23 (14.0)21.694< 0.001
Yes272 (97.5)141 (86.0)--
SBP (mmHg), mean ± SD105.3 ± 13.9122.0 ± 17.7-9.974< 0.001
DBP (mmHg), mean ± SD72.2 ± 8.379.2 ± 11.0-7.036< 0.001
Hypertension
Yes10 (3.6)30 (18.3)27.203< 0.001
No269 (96.4)134 (81.7)--
Diabetes
Yes3 (1.1)9 (5.5)7.7510.005
No276 (98.9)155 (94.5)--
Illness duration, month, mean ± SD-68.8 ± 75.5--
Medication duration, month, mean ± SD-44.8 ± 57.2--
Attack times, mean ± SD-1.9 ± 1.1--
Family history of depression----
Yes----
No----
FRS (%), mean ± SD2.3 (2.1)5.3 ± 5.3-8.538< 0.001