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Table 3 Serum ghrelin in relation to demographic data and medical history of cases

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

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Serum ghrelin(ng/ml)

t test or ANOVA

N

Meanā€‰Ā±ā€‰SD

T or F

P value

Gender

Male

17

3.788ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.341

-1.971

0.061

Female

8

4.925ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.356

Marital status

Single

8

4.700ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.773

0.870

0.433

Married

14

3.914ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.317

Divorced

3

3.800ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.529

Residence

Rural

5

4.520ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.163

0.638

0.530

Urban

20

4.060ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.494

Education

Illiterate

6

4.633ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.627

0.496

0.615

Undergraduate

5

4.200ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.944

Postgraduate

14

3.929ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.183

Occupation

Unemployed

17

3.847ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.361

ā€‰āˆ’ā€‰1.612

0.121

Employed

8

4.800ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.418

Medical history

No

10

4.000ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.497

ā€‰āˆ’ā€‰0.428

0.672

Yes

15

4.253ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.417

Substance history

Non-smoker

21

3.829ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.228

ā€‰āˆ’ā€‰3.007

0.006*

Smoker

4

8.580ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.258

  1. * with significance