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Table 1 Patient characteristics and reactivity in the EDOR test

From: Clinical effectiveness of the electrodermal orienting reactivity test for evaluating relapse and recurrence risk in patients hospitalized for depression

Variable

All patients (n = 97)

Hyporeactive patients (n = 20)

Reactive patients (n = 77)

p value

Sex

Women, n (%)

59 (60.8)

16 (80.0)

43 (55.8)

0.071

Men, n (%)

38 (39.2)

4 (20.0)

34 (44.2)

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

51.2 (14.7)

51.4 (18.9)

51.1 (13.5)

0.824

Disorder duration (years)

Mean (SD)

13.7 (11.1)

13.8 (12.5)

13.6 (10.7)

0.848

Age at onset of the disorder (years)

Mean (SD)

37.5 (17.0)

37.6 (20.0)

37.5 (16.3)

0.731

Number of depressive episodes in lifetime

Mean (SD)

7.7 (8.9)

7.6 (8.9)

7.8 (8.9)

0.836

Number of psychiatric hospitalizations in lifetime

Mean (SD)

4.4 (5.5)

4.7 (6.0)

4.3 (5.4)

0.794

Longest depressive episode in lifetime (months)

Mean (SD)

9.8 (10.3)

7.3 (6.0)

10.4 (11.1)

0.188

Diagnosis of bipolar disorder

No, n (%)

36 (37.1)

4 (20.0)

32 (41.6)

0.118

Yes, n (%)

61 (62.9)

16 (80.0)

45 (58.4)

Psychotic symptoms ever in lifetime

No, n (%)

72 (74.2)

13 (65.0)

59 (76.6)

0.440

Yes, n (%)

25 (25.8)

7 (35.0)

18 (23.4)

MADRS score

Mean (SD)

16.9 (10.0)

14.7 (12.5)

17.5 (9.2)

0.194

Suicide attempts before the EDOR test

Mean (SD)

1.0 (1.6)

1.4 (2.2)

0.8 (1.5)

0.662

BSIS part 1

Mean (SD)

14.3 (3.2)

15.1 (3.7)

14.0 (3.1)

0.431

BSIS part 2

Mean (SD)

15.9 (3.3)

15.9 (3.2)

16.0 (3.4)

1.000

Depth of depression according to ICD-10

Severe, n (%)

46 (53.5)

11 (57.9)

35 (52.2)

0.261

Mild/moderate, n (%)

25 (29.1)

3 (15.8)

22 (32.8)

Psychotic, n (%)

15 (17.4)

5 (26.3)

10 (14.9)

  1. BSIS Beck Suicide Intent Scale, EDOR Electrodermal Orienting Reactivity, MADRS Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Score, SD standard deviation