From: Long-term risk of late-life depression in widowed elderly: a five-year follow-up study
Variables | Non-LLD group (N = 181) | LLD group (N = 22) | χ2 | t | P |
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Age (years) | 65.2 (3.0) | 65.6 (3.5) | - | −0.604 | 0.547 |
Gender (W/M) | 88/93 | 12/10 | 0.276 | - | 0.600 |
Education (years) | 10.8 (3.2) | 10.3 (3.1) | - | 0.744 | 0.458 |
MoCA scores | 26.9 (2.0) | 25.9 (1.9) | Â | 2.254 | 0.025 |
BMI | 22.4 (2.6) | 22.2 (3.0) | - | 0.373 | 0.710 |
WEF | 2.5 (1.8) | 1.7 (1.5) | Â | 2.306 | 0.028 |
TSC | 9.6 (6.0) | 7.0 (4.2) | - | 2.523 | 0.017 |
Hypertension (Y/N) | 68/113 | 8/14 | 0.012 | Â | 0.912 |
Diabetes (Y/N) | 56/125 | 6/16 | 0.124 | Â | 0.724 |
Smoking history (Y/N) | 112/69 | 15/7 | 0.333 | Â | 0.564 |
Death of both parents (N) | 80 | 15 | 4.532 | - | 0.033 |
HDRS scores (baseline) | 3.4 (2.3) | 4.2 (2.5) | - | −1.567 | 0.119 |