Research Article
S100B, Homocysteine, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, and Procalcitonin Serum Levels in Remitters to Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of remitters and nonremitters.
| | Characteristics | Nonremitters () | Remitters () |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 51 (16.0) | 46 (19.3) | | Women, n (%) | 3 (42.9) | 2 (50.0) | | Body mass index, mean (SD) | 28 (2.4) | 23 (2.5) | | MADRS, mean (SD) | 34 (5.8) | 32 (12.6) | | BDI, mean (SD) | 38 (7.9) | 28 (13.7) | | Duration of current depressive episode, weeks, mean (SD) | 29 (33.2) | 23 (2.3) | | Age at initial diagnosis, years, mean (SD) | 40 (11.4) | 26 (14.8) | | Number of previous depressive episodes, mean (SD) | 5 (3.5) | 4 (2.3) | | Psychotic symptoms, n (%) | 5 (71) | 3 (75) | | History of suicide attempt, n (%) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | | Antidepressants, n (%) | 6 (86) | 4 (100) | | Atypical antipsychotics, n (%) | 5 (71) | 4 (100) |
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Fisher’s exact test and Mann–Whitney U test revealed no significant differences between the groups (all ). n: number; SD: standard deviation.
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