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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of women with or without perimenopausal depression

From: Lack of association of acute phase response proteins with hormone levels and antidepressant medication in perimenopausal depression

 

Perimenopausal women with depression (n = 39)

Perimenopausal women without depression (n = 26)

p

Age

50.10 ± 3.95

48.29 ± 10.95

0.94 (ns)a

Education (years)

8.22 ± 3.87

8.29 ± 3.93

0.94 (ns)a

Amenorrhea (months)

6.88 ± 4.62

7.10 ± 3.94

0.59 (ns)a

Married

36 (87.8%)

22 (91.7%)

0.37 (ns)b

Current smokers

15 (36.6%)

7 (29.2%)

0.6 (ns)b

Alcohol users

1 (0.02%)

0 (0%)

1 (ns)b

HAM-D

16.85 ± 5.02

5.68 ± 2.52

<0.0001a

  1. aMann–Whitney; bChi-Square test; ns, not significant; HAM-D, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.