Childhood Trauma Questionnaire scores
| Total CTQ and CTQ factors | Patients with MDD | p values* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 33) | Male (n = 12) | Female (n = 21) | ||
| Total | 50.1 ± 19.0 | 44.7 ± 17.8 | 53.2 ± 19.4 | 0.18 |
| Emotional abuse | 11.7 ± 5.4 | 9.7 ± 5.8 | 12.9 ± 5.0 | 0.08 |
| Physical abuse | 8.3 ± 4.1 | 7.4 ± 3.3 | 8.8 ± 4.5 | 0.35 |
| Sexual abuse | 8.4 ± 6.2 | 7.8 ± 5.8 | 8.8 ± 6.5 | 0.65 |
| Emotional neglect | 13.5 ± 5.4 | 12.9 ± 4.9 | 13.8 ± 5.8 | 0.66 |
| Physical neglect | 8.2 ± 3.8 | 6.9 ± 3.3 | 9.0 ± 3.9 | 0.06 |
CTQ = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; MDD = major depressive disorder.
↵* Total scores and scores for all factors on the CTQ but emotional neglect were not normally distributed; we compared findings for males and females using the Mann–Whitney U test.