Research Article
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Reveals Abnormal Hemodynamics in the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex of Menopausal Depression Patients
Table 1
Demographic and clinical data as well as the number of items generated during the VFT from the MD and MDD patients and HCs.
| Demographics | MD | MDD | HC | ANOVA | MD versus MDD | MD versus HC | MDD versus HC | | | | |
| Gender (female/male) | 30/0 | 30/0 | 30/0 | | | | | Age (years) | | | | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.237 | Disease duration (years) | | | — | 0.085 | — | — | — | Education level (years) | | | | 0.072 | — | — | — | Medication (with/without) | 13/17 | 7/23 | — | — | — | — | — | HAMD | | | | <0.001 | 0.877 | <0.001 | <0.001 | Vegetables | | | | 0.230 | 0.126 | 0.152 | 0.920 | Family applications | | | | 0.004 | 0.719 | 0.003 | 0.007 | Four-footed animals | | | | 0.004 | 0.212 | 0.001 | 0.036 | Fruit | | | | 0.005 | 0.078 | 0.001 | 0.116 |
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MD: menopausal depression, MDD: major depressive disorder, HC: healthy control.
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