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Table 1 Demographic information and clinical data on patients

From: Vitamin B12 status in patients of Turkish and Dutch descent with depression: a comparative cross-sectional study

Demographic or clinical data

Patients of Turkish descent, n = 47 (62.66%)

Patients of Dutch descent, n = 28 (37.33%)

t Test

P value

Mean (SD) age, years

40.57

8.81

44.71

10.88

-1.815

0.074

Female sex, n (%)

30

63.8

19

67.8

0.126a

0.723

Comorbid psychiatric illness

32

68.08

10

35.71

7.462

0.006

Mean (SD) BDI (0 to 63)

33.57

11.57

27.59

10.14

2.127

0.038

Mean (SD) HAD-D-2

34.67

11.25

31.76

7.95

1.138

0.259

  1. aχ2 test.