Table 1

 Results of analysis of variance for comparison of depressed patients and healthy controls regarding facial parameter scores for the right and left side

Initial velocity(mm/s)GroupSideGroup × side
*p⩽0.05; **p⩽0.001; two way variance analysis for repeated measures was computed for the initial velocity of facial movements. †The effects of age have been controlled for in the context of a two way analysis of covariance.
Mouth angle marker (laughing)F = 6.52 p = 0.014*F = 0.21 p = 0.65F = 0.07 p = 0.80
Stretching of the mouth anglesF = 6.95 p = 0.012*F = 0.23 p = 0.64F = 1.69 p = 0.20
Eye marker (laughing)†F = 1.72 p = 0.20F = 0.71 p = 0.41F = 0.95 p = 0.34
Tight closing of the eyesF = 15.62 p = 0.001**F = 0.23 p = 0.63F = 0.25 p = 0.62