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. 2023 Jul 12;12(4):e230040. doi: 10.1530/ETJ-23-0040

Table 1.

Results from the general linear model with repetition of assessment (time) and comparison between groups as well as interaction effect for time and group. Data are presented as mean (s.d.), and P-values.

Number of, n GD, mean (s.d.) Controls, mean (s.d.) P-values
GD CON HP 15 months 0 month 15 months Time Interaction Group
MFS 53 39 17.5 (6.3) 9.5 (6.4) 5.6 (5.5) 4.3 (3.5) <0.001 <0.001a <0.001
Depression 53 38 7.5 (4.1) 3.9 (4.2) 1.9 (1.9) 2.0 (2.0) <0.001 <0.001a <0.001
Anxiety 53 38 8.3 (4.2) 5.0 (3.9) 3.0 (2.5) 3.0 (2.4) <0.001 <0.001a <0.001
TMT A 50 38 28.3 (12.0) 23.8 (8.4) 27.6 (8.1) 25.3 (6.8) <0.001 0.218 0.839
TMT B 50 38 67.8 (25.1) 62.0 (27.4) 63.6 (24.0) 58.9 (21.0) 0.014 0.778 0.457
TMT C 49 38 63.0 (22.0) 58.7 (24.3) 58.2 (21.5) 58.1 (15.8) 0.194 0.215 0.537
TMT D 49 38 110.7 (36.7) 100.8 (41.1) 111.5 (37.7) 106.5 (42.5) 0.041 0.504 0.676
DSC 50 38 78.4 (13.4) 81.5 (16.1) 80.9 (12.9) 84.1 (11.6) <0.001 0.672 0.326
Digit span 50 38 15.6 (3.9) 15.0 (3.5) 14.9 (3.6) 16.0 (3.5) 0.340 0.005a 0.770
Digit span forward 50 38 9.2 (2.0) 8.9 (1.8) 8.6 (2.3) 9.5 (1.9) 0.125 0.008 0.957
Digit span backward 50 38 6.3 (2.0) 6.3 (1.7) 6.6 (3.2) 6.7 (2.2) 0.954 0.954 0.420
FAS 50 38 42.6 (11.4) 45.5 (11.2) 42.1 (11.1) 45.2 (11.5) 0.954 0.954 0.420
RS Words/s 49 38 3.11 (0.87) 3.08 (0.75) 3.10 (0.82) 3.43 (0.76) 0.007 <0.001a 0.355

aIndicates that significance remains after the Bonferroni–Holm correction.

CON, controls; DSC, digit symbol coding; FAS, word fluency test; GD, Graves’ disease; HP, hyperthyroid phase; m, months; MFS, Mental Fatigue Scale; RS, reading speed; TMT, trail making test.