Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the first 100 patients in SUN(^_^)D
Age of onset at first episode, years | 37.3 (SD = 14.0, range: 10 to 75) |
|---|---|
No. of previous depressive episodes | 50 with no episode |
32 with one episode | |
10 with two episodes | |
2 with three episodes | |
6 with four episodes | |
Length of current episode, months | 6.0 (SD = 13.6, median = 2.5, range: 0.5 to 120) |
Out- or inpatient status at time of entry into the study | 100 outpatients |
PHQ-9 | 18.9 (SD = 3.7, range: 8 to 27) at baseline |
16.0 (SD = 4.5, range: 7 to 25) at week 1 | |
BDI-II | 33.0 (SD = 8.4, range: 14 to 52) at baseline |
28.1 (SD = 9.8, range: 6 to 54) at week 1 | |
Physical conditions | 66 with no physical comorbidity |
6 with hypertension | |
5 with diabetes mellitus | |
4 with hypercholesterolemia | |
2 each with hyperthyroidism, glaucoma, goitre, headache | |
(including migraine) or arthritis | |
1 each with hepatitis C, Meniere’s disease, asthma, haemorrhoids, kidney stone, esophagitis, arrhythmia, or collagen disease |