The role of cytokines and hot flashes in perimenopausal depression

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of women with or without perimenopausal depression

Characteristic	Perimenopausal women with depression (n = 41)	Perimenopausal women without depression (n = 24)	P value
Age	50.10 ± 3.95	48.29 ± 10.95	0.94 (NS)^a
Education, years	8.22 ± 3.87	8.29 ± 3.93	0.94 (NS)^a
Amenorrhea, months	6.88 ± 4.62	7.10 ± 3.94	0.59 (NS)^a
Married	36 (87.8%)	22 (91.7%)	0.37 (NS)^b
Current smokers	15 (36.6%)	7 (29.2%)	0.6 (NS)^b
HAM-D	16.85 ± 5.02	5.68 ± 2.52	< 0.0001^a

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