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Table 1 The demographic and clinical data of cases and controls

From: The role of ghrelin peptide among a sample of Egyptian patients with first episode of major depressive disorder

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Group

Chi-square

Cases

Controls

N

%

N

%

Ļ‡2

P value

Sig

Gender

Male

17

68.00

17

68.0

0.000

1.000

NS

Female

8

32.00

8

32.00

Marital status

Single

8

32.00

15

60.00

5.797

0.055

NS

Married

14

56.00

10

40.00

Divorced

3

12.00

0

0.00

Residence

Rural

5

20.00

4

16.00

0.136

0.713

NS

Urban

20

80.00

21

84.00

Education

Illiterate

6

24.00

1

4.00

4.329

0.115

NS

Undergraduate

5

20.00

5

20.00

Postgraduate

14

56.00

19

76.00

Occupation

Unemployed

17

68.00

10

40.00

5.865

0.121

NS

Employed

8

32.00

15

60.00

Medical history

No

10

40.00

23

92.00

15.062

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001*

Sig

Yes

15

60.00

2

8.00

Substance history

Non-smoker

21

84.00

25

100.00

2.446

0.118

NS

Smoker

4

16.00

0

0.00

  1. * with significance