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Table 3 Study parameters observed for 94 patients with major depression and 152 healthy controls

From: Prospective plasma lipid profiling in individuals with and without depression

 

Depressive patients

Healthy controls

P-value

Height (m)

1.68 (1.65–1.78)

1.70 (1.64–1.77)

0.931

Weight (kg)

74.5 (60.0–90.0)

70.0 (60.0–80.6)

0.214

BMI (kg/m2)

25.11 (21.36–28.50)

23.95 (21.53–26.43)

0.134

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

108.0 (75.8–154.1)

84.0 (63.0–132.2)

0.014

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

192.5 (166.0–225.2)

190.0 (168.0–218.0)

0.529

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

120.0 (93.8–152.0)

114.0 (94.0–140.0)

0.269

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

55.0 (46.9–123.0)

61.5 (47.4–72.6)

0.049

BD-II score

25 (18–33)

5 (2–9)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, BDI-II Beck depression inventory
  2. Data are presented as medians (Q1 – Q3)