aIndependent means t-tests or χ2 tests: significantly different in comparison to controls at * p<.05, ** p<.01, *** p<.001. MDD-R, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent form; BMI, Body Mass Index; WC,
Abbreviations:MDD, Major Depressive Disorder. HC, Healthy Control group. SMFQ, Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire. SCARED: Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders. n/a: not applicable.
Significant differences are presented in bold font. Abbreviations: sem: standard error of mean; NA: Not Applicable; CBCL: Child Behavior Check List YSR: Youth self report; IQ: Intelligence Quotient DS