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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2026; 16(10): 120085
Published online Oct 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120085
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants, mean ± SD/n (%)
Groups
Age
BMI (kg/m2)
HAMD-17
Course of the disease (months)
History of substance abuse, yes/no
Years of education, high school/≥ high school
Control group (n = 30)39.30 ± 10.9022.08 ± 2.783.03 ± 1.67-5 (16.67)/25 (83.33)17 (56.67)/13 (43.33)
Depression group (n = 90)38.07 ± 9.8321.19 ± 2.8527.00 ± 4.8519.01 ± 8.4425 (27.78)/65 (72.22)61 (67.78)/29 (32.22)
t0.5791.47926.504-1.4811.221
P value0.5640.142< 0.001-0.2240.269


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