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Table 1 Distribution by season of year of births in the diagnostic groups

From: Season of birth, clinical manifestations and Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression

Season

Depressives (D), n = 45

Controls (C), n = 90

DST non-suppressors (NS), n = 10

DST suppressors (S), n = 35

Winter

15 (33.33%)

24 (26.67%)

4 (40.00%)

11 (31.43%)

Spring

9 (20.00%)

27 (30.00%)

1 (10.00%)

8 (22.86%)

Summer

9 (20.00%)

26 (28.89%)

0 (0.00%)

8 (22.86%)

Autumn

12 (26.67%)

13 (14.44%)

5 (50.00%)

8 (22.86%)

Total

45 (100%)

90 (100%)

10 (100%)

35 (100%)