Association between acute critical life events and the speed of onset of depressive episodes in male and female depressed patients

Table 6 Critical life event predictors of the speed of onset for the current depressive episode as derived from a multiple linear regression analysis

Predictor	β	95% CI for β	Standardized β	Standard error	p value
Model 1: F = 2.73; df = 3,96; p = 0.048; corrected R² = 0.050
Total number of acute minor critical life events	−15.20	−26.65 to −3.76	−0.28	5.77	0.010
Total number of acute neutral critical life events	−0.22	− 26.93 to 26.49	− 0.002	13.46	0.99
Total number of acute major critical life events	7.71	−1.63 to 17.05	0.17	4.70	0.10
Model 2: F = 4.14; df = 2,97; p = 0.019; corrected R² = 0.060
Total number of acute minor critical life events	−15.23	−26.23 to − 4.22	−0.28	5.55	0.007
Total number of acute major critical life events	7.70	−1.53 to 16.94	0.17	4.65	0.10
Final Model: F = 5.45; df = 1,98; p = 0.022; corrected R² = 0.043
Total number of acute minor critical life events	−12.45	−23.04 to − 1.87	−0.23	5.33	0.022

Notes: The regression model was a linear one with backward elimination (cut-off value: p < 0.10). The dependent variable was the speed of onset of the current depressive episode (in days)
β: beta regression coefficient estimates with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) and p values; R²: the proportion of variance accounted for by the regression model as a whole

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