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.