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Table 5 Factors significantly associated with SF-36 MCS over 6 months of AD treatment

From: The Factors Influencing Depression Endpoints Research (FINDER) study: final results of Italian patients with depression

Independent variables

F, P value

Estimate

MCS at baseline

64, < 0.0001

0.35

Switch within or between AD class (2 df) (reference no switch)

11, < 0.0001

Between -3.39, within -8.50

Occupational status (2 df, reference working for pay)

9, < 0.001

Other -3.23, unemployed -4.45

No. of previous episodes of depression

5, 0.028

-0.68

  1. No. of patients = 404, no. of observations = 797. Switch = change between what was taken between baseline and 3-month observation and what was taken between the 3-month and 6-month observations.
  2. AD = antidepressants; df = degrees of freedom; MCS = mental component summary; SF-36 = Short Form 36.