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Table 1 Demographic data and the comparison between responder and non-responders

From: An attempt to construct a 7-item short version of the temperament and character inventory to predict the treatment response of patients with depression; a validation study

 

Responders (n = 42)

Non-responders (n = 31)

p value

Age

46.9 ± 13.1

44.1 ± 15.4

0.441

Sex (male:female)

14:28

11:20

0.522

Disease duration (months)

10.3 ± 17.0

16.6 ± 23.1

0.248

MADRS score

 0W

40.0 ± 8.6

39.2 ± 11.2

0.718

 6W

5.7 ± 5.3

29.3 ± 9.5

0.000**

TCI dimensions

 NS

17.8 ± 4.1

16.6 ± 5.2

0.276

 HA

27.0 ± 4.1

28.4 ± 3.9

0.136

 RD

13.9 ± 3.6

13.7 ± 2.9

0.822

 P

3.8 ± 1.7

4.3 ± 1.9

0.222

 SD

21.2 ± 6.6

19.3 ± 6.0

0.199

 C

27.8 ± 3.9

25.0 ± 5.7

0.026*

 ST

11.8 ± 5.2

9.6 ± 4.8

0.065

  1. NS novelty seeking, HA harm avoidance, RD reward dependence, P persistence, SD self-directedness, C cooperativeness, ST self-transcendence
  2. *; p < 0.05, **; p < 0.01
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BMC Psychiatry

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