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Table 1 Comparison of demographic data by diagnostic group: count (%), mean (±SD) and X 2 values

From: Atypical depression is more common than melancholic in fibromyalgia: an observational cohort study

DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

 

Total Sample

No MDD

ADE

MDE

BTW Group

  

(n = 76) 100%

(n = 9) 11.8%

(n = 40) 52.6%

(n = 27) 35.6%

P Values

Gender

Female

73 (96.1%)

7 (77.8%)

39 (97%)

27 (100%)

P = .01

 

Male

3 (3.9%)

2 (22.2%)

1 (2.5%)

0

 

Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino

5 (6.6%)

0 (0%)

3 (7.5%)

2 (7.4%)

P = .81

 

Non-Hispanic/ Non-Latino

67 (88.2%)

8 (88.9%)

35 (87.5%)

24 (88.9%)

 
 

Not reported/Unknown

4 (5.3%)

1 (11.1%)

2 (5.0%)

1 (3.7%)

 

Race

Asian

1 (1.3%)

0

1 (2.5%)

0

P = .16

 

Black/African American

2 (2.6%)

0

0

2 (7.4%)

 
 

American Indian/ Alaskan Native

5 (6.6%)

2 (22.2%)

1 (2.5%)

2 (7.4%)

 
 

White

68 (89.5%)

7 (77.8%)

38 (95%)

23 (85.2%)

 

Educational Level

Grade 10-12

6 (7.9%)

0

3 (7.5%)

3 (11.1%)

P = .47

 

High School Diploma/GED

9 (11.8%)

0

6 (15%)

3 (11.1%)

 
 

Some college or trade school

33 (43.4%)

6 (66.7%)

14 (35%)

13 (48.2%)

 
 

College Degree or Higher

28 (36.8%)

3 (33.3%)

17 (44.5%)

8 (29.6%)

 

Marital Status

Single/Separated

25 (32.9%)

0

12 (30%)

13 (48.1%)

P = .14

 

Married/Living Together

47 (61.8%)

9 (100%)

26 (65%)

12 (44.5%)

 
 

Other

4 (5.3%)

0

2 (5%)

2 (7.4%)

 

Employment Status

Full Time

16 (21.1%)

3 (33.3%)

8 (20%)

5 (18.5%)

P = .70

 

Part Time

8 (10.5%)

0

4 (10%)

4 (14.8%)

 
 

Not employed out of home

52 (68.4%)

6 (66.7%)

28 (70%)

18 (66.7%)

 

Receiving disability

No

53 (69.7%)

7 (77.8%)

27 (67.5%)

19 (70.4%)

P = .83

 

Yes

23 (30.3%)

2 (22.2%)

13 (32.5%)

8 (29.6%)

 

Age in years

 

54.36 (12.67)

52.22 (11.16)

55.20 (12.95)

53.81 (13.05)

P = .79

# of yrs with FM symptoms

 

18.05 (12.83)

20.11 (10.78)

20.36 (15.07)

14.11 (8.82)

P = .09

# of years diagnosed with FM

 

7.72 (6.12)

10.22 (8.20)

7.40 (6.10)

7.35 (5.36)

P = .43

BMI

 

30.55 (19.69)

29.51 (6.97)

32.05 (7.35)

29.08 (6.57)

P = .28

  1. Chi-square computed for nominal and ordinal data; ANOVA computed for interval data.