Table 1: Demographics and baseline rating scales of completers vs. non-completers.

Variable

Completers

(N = 28)

Non-completers

(N = 19)

t/z/X2

p

Age (year)

44.43 (11.94)

42.21 (12.30)

0.61t

0.541

Sex

Female

13 (46.4%)

13 (46.4%)

2.21χ2

0.137

Male

15 (33.3%)

6 (53.6%)

 

Ethnic group

Caucasian

16 (57.1%)

6 (57.1%)

2.97χ2

0.085

Non-caucasian

12 (42.9%)

16 (21.4%)

 

BL HAM D-7

15.61 (4.63)

15.63 (3.21)

-0.02t

0.984

BL HAMD-17

24.93 (6.03)

25.53 (5.88)

-0.33t

0.738

BL HAMD-21

26 (8)

27.5 (7)

-0.21z

0.828

BL HAMA

23.43 (9.87)

20.79 (7.13)

1.00t

0.323

BL BDI

25.30 (9.26)

27.58 (10.06)

-0.79t

0.431

BL BAI

23.00 (12.74)

22.11 (13.60)

0.22t

0.821

BL PSS 14

49.12 (7.37)

48.72 (8.99)

0.15t

0.875

BL dose

25 (25)

25 (25)

-0.63z

0.529

For categorical variables N (%) is given and a X2 is obtained for chi square test. For continuous variables, mean (standard deviation) or median (interquartile range) is given according to the test applied and t scores are obtained for student t test, z scores are obtained for Mann Whitney U test. Note: *p ˂ 0.05. BL: Baseline; HAMD: Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; HAMA: Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory; PSS: Perceived Stress Scale.