Effect of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Immunomodulator on Cytokines Levels: An Alternative Therapy for Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

Table 1

Demographic characteristics in depressed subjects and healthy volunteers.

	Age (years)	Gender (male/female)	BMI (kg/m^2)	Education (years)	Family history (positive/negative)	First episode	Recurrent episode
Healthy volunteers (n = 30)	32 ± 6	10/20	24.3 ± 0.4	15 ± 3	NA	NA	NA
Patients/SSRIs (n = 31)	35 ± 9	10/21	24.6 ± 0.7	13 ± 2	10/21	15	16
Patients/SSRIs plus DLE (n = 34)	33 ± 9	6/28	24.0 ± 4.0	12 ± 3	16/18	22	12

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. Education refers to the number of years of schooling. Family history is expressed as the number of patients with depressive antecedents (positive) versus the number of patients without depressive antecedents (negative). NA: nonapplicable. BMI: body mass index.