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Table 3 Post-hoc comparison between the four diagnostic groups determined by DST results and the presence of personality disorder concerning the continuous variables (Least Significance Difference-LSD Test).

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

 

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

      
 

N = 25 (50%)

N = 8 (16%)

N = 9 (18%)

N = 8 (16%)

p

p

p

p

p

p

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

A/B

A/C

A/D

B/C

B/D

C/D

Age

44.90

9.55

34.00

10.89

33.78

8.96

40.57

11.63

0.005

0.002

0.168

0.964

0.241

0.173

Age of Onset

33.33

11.24

29.00

10.74

23.44

7.13

35.00

13.14

0.217

0.009

0.967

0.223

0.313

0.028

Number of Episodes

1.52

1.89

1.88

1.55

0.33

0.71

0.43

0.53

0.575

0.068

0.092

0.017

0.021

0.893

Number of atypical features

0.71

0.85

1.63

1.06

1.67

1.00

1.14

0.38

0.019

0.010

0.102

0.935

0.375

0.298

DMS Endogenous axis

4.33

2.29

5.88

1.89

2.11

2.52

6.57

4.28

0.217

0.032

0.155

0.004

0.754

0.018

Number of Life Events reported

2.05

0.97

2.50

2.39

4.22

2.77

2.14

1.77

0.260

0.001

0.529

0.193

0.720

0.082

HDRS depressed index

11.43

2.38

8.50

2.14

10.22

3.87

8.86

2.79

0.005

0.350

0.014

0.282

0.837

0.378

HT

19.24

2.36

19.63

2.56

17.44

3.88

15.71

4.50

0.703

0.129

0.012

0.197

0.045

0.422

DO

13.00

3.16

9.88

3.44

13.11

2.57

14.14

3.63

0.028

0.927

0.431

0.043

0.036

0.515

HA

18.86

3.61

19.75

3.28

17.44

4.90

14.71

1.25

0.548

0.385

0.007

0.279

0.002

0.175

DST baseline cortisol value (day 1, 23:00)

3.85

2.79

7.71

10.28

3.79

1.71

5.43

4.37

0.123

0.724

0.568

0.275

0.491

0.474

DST cortisol level at day 2, 16:00

1.40

1.13

6.81

7.91

1.34

0.98

4.84

5.32

0.002

0.973

0.001

0.057

0.584

0.047

DST cortisol level at day 2, 23:00

1.25

1.45

8.04

5.19

1.36

0.71

5.13

1.40

0.000

0.769

0.000

0.002

0.212

0.000

  1. Group A: DST suppressors, no PD
  2. Group B: DST non-suppressors, no PD
  3. Group C: DST suppressors, with PD
  4. Group D: DST non-suppressors, with PD