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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2026; 16(6): 117245
Published online Jun 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.117245
Published online Jun 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.117245
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants, mean ± SD
| Variable | MDD (n = 30) | HC (n = 29) | t/χ² | P value |
| Age (years) | 32.30 ± 10.63 | 30.93 ± 8.53 | -0.55 | 0.588 |
| Sex (male/female) | 10/20 | 13/16 | 5.18 | 0.075 |
| Education (years) | 16.00 ± 2.58 | 14.20 ± 2.61 | 1.82 | 0.074 |
| Handedness (R/M/L) | 13/7/10 | 11/8/10 | 0.216 | 0.897 |
| Age of onset (years) | 28.93 ± 10.55 | |||
| Duration of illness (months) | 40.00 ± 45.39 | |||
| HAMD-24 | 24.33 ± 3.65 |
- Citation: He YN, Yang WY, Zhang J, Wang XY, Gao XZ, Liu XH, Zhou ZH. Neural correlates of impairments in music emotion processing in major depressive disorder: Evidenced from an event-related potential study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(6): 117245
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i6/117245.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i6.117245