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Table 2 ANOVA results for each dependent variable separately (only significant results are shown.

From: Relationship among Dexamethasone Suppression Test, personality disorders and stressful life events in clinical subtypes of major depression: An exploratory study

 

df Effect

MS Effect

df Error

MS Error

F

p-level

Factors:

1-Personality Disorder (present vs. absent) and

2-DST results (suppressors vs. non-suppressors)

Dependent variable : age

1

1

93.29

46.00

103.25

0.90

0.347

2

1

80.23

46.00

103.25

0.78

0.383

12

1

935.13

46.00

103.25

9.06

0.004

Dependent variable : endogenous axis of DMS

1

1

9.08

46.00

8.26

1.10

0.300

2

1

78.71

46.00

8.26

9.53

0.003

12

1

21.10

46.00

8.26

2.55

0.117

Dependent variable : age of onset

1

1

71.51

46.00

117.92

0.61

0.440

2

1

82.59

46.00

117.92

0.70

0.407

12

1

750.95

46.00

117.92

6.37

0.015

Dependent variable : number of episodes

1

1

17.46

46.00

2.11

8.28

0.006

2

1

0.48

46.00

2.11

0.23

0.637

12

1

0.31

46.00

2.11

0.15

0.703

Dependent variable : number of atypical features

1

1

0.81

46.00

0.75

1.09

0.302

2

1

0.59

46.00

0.75

0.79

0.377

12

1

4.35

46.00

0.75

5.82

0.020

Dependent variable : number of stressful life events

1

1

10.45

46.00

3.27

3.20

0.080

2

1

4.87

46.00

3.27

1.49

0.229

12

1

19.51

46.00

3.27

5.97

0.018

Dependent variable : HDRS Depressive Index

1

1

1.47

46.00

7.04

0.21

0.650

2

1

44.23

46.00

7.04

6.29

0.016

12

1

4.01

46.00

7.04

0.57

0.454

Dependent variable : PDS HT subscale

1

1

76.28

41.00

9.74

7.83

0.008

2

1

4.23

41.00

9.74

0.43

0.514

12

1

10.51

41.00

9.74

1.08

0.305

Dependent variable : PDS DO subscale

1

1

44.95

41.00

10.11

4.44

0.041

2

1

10.27

41.00

10.11

1.02

0.319

12

1

40.50

41.00

10.11

4.01

0.052

Dependent variable : PDS HA subscale

1

1

97.48

41.00

13.12

7.43

0.009

2

1

7.91

41.00

13.12

0.60

0.442

12

1

30.77

41.00

13.12

2.35

0.133