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. 2016 Dec 13;6(12):e985. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.227

Table 3. Serum BDNF in admission and upon discharge among diagnostic subgroups.

SMI subgroup BDNF (pg ml−1)
Wald X2 P ES P
  Admission Discharge        
Major depression 48.1 (24.5) 51.3 (22.6) 0.887 0.357 0.13 0.418
Bipolar depression 45.4 (17.7) 48.4 (20.0) 0.382 0.536 0.16 0.592
Mania 42.5 (20.7) 53.1 (25.1) 3.464 0.063 0.44 0.084
Schizophrenia 46.5 (21.8) 49.1 (19.0) 0.641 0.423 0.12 0.544

Abbreviations: BDNF, brain-derived neurotrophic factor; ES, effect size; SMI, severe mental illness.