Research Article

Clinical Characteristics, Metabolic Parameters, and Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts Vary with Untreated Major Depressive Disorder Duration

Table 3

Differences of clinical characteristics and metabolic parameters of MDD patients with and without SA in different DUI stages ().

() () ()
MDD with SA ()MDD without SA () valueMDD with SA ()MDD without SA () valueMDD with SA ()MDD without SA () value

Age (years)0.360.722.72<0.010.960.34
Gender (/%)
 Male15 (30.00)94 (33.50)0.230.7461 (34.30)263 (36.70)0.360.6036 (30.50)119 (31.80)0.070.82
 Female35 (70.00)187 (66.50)117 (65.70)454 (63.30)82 (69.50)255 (68.20)
Educational level (/%)
 Middle school7 (14.00)46 (16.40)2.330.5145 (25.30)136 (19.00)4.030.2648 40.70)131 (35.00)6.090.11
 High school23 (46.00)153 (54.40)75 (42.10)314 (43.8)43 (36.40)152 (40.60)
 College/university17 (34.00)70 (24.90)46 (25.80)220 (30.70)18 (15.30)78 (20.90)
 Postgraduate education3 (6.00)12 (4.30)12 (6.70)47 (6.60)9 (7.60)13 (3.50)
Marital status (/%)
 Single27 (54.00)117 (41.60)2.640.1249 (27.50)230 (32.10)1.380.2819 (16.10)60 (16.00)0.001.00
 Married23 (46.00)164 (58.40)129 (72.50)487 (67.90)99 (83.90)314 (84.00)
Psychotic symptom (/%)
 Yes12 (24.00)16 (5.70)18.37<0.0146 (25.80)43 (6.00)62.71<0.0130 (25.40)24 (6.40)33.16<0.01
 No38 (76.00)265 (94.30)132 (74.20)674 (94.00)88 (74.60)350 (93.60)
HAMD5.33<0.0111.57<0.016.77<0.01
HAMA6.60<0.0112.65<0.019.17<0.01
BMI (kg/m2)1.510.131.190.240.290.77
BP (mmHg)
 Systolic blood pressure2.89<0.016.77<0.014.04<0.01
 Diastolic blood pressure2.420.025.43<0.013.74<0.01
BG (mmol/L)1.920.063.94<0.012.98<0.01
TC (mmol/L)3.59<0.018.22<0.014.06<0.01
TG (mmol/L)0.540.591.490.142.380.02
LDL-C (mmol/L)1.620.114.99<0.011.620.11
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.890.065.76<0.011.660.10

The value. Abbreviations: DUI: duration of untreated illness; SA: suicide attempt; HAMD: 17-item Hamilton depression scale; HAMA: 14-item Hamilton anxiety scale; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; BG: blood glucose; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.