Table 8.
Abnormality rates of endocrine indices among the BD, atypical BD and simple anxiety groups
| Variables | BD (n = 48) | Atypical (n = 63) | Anxiety (n = 111) | χ 2a | χ 2b | χ 2c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| HPT | TSH | 12 (25.0) | 18 (28.6) | 3 (2.7) | 0.074 | 9.412** | 20.227*** |
| T3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – | – | – | |
| FT3 | 3 (6.3) | 5 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 2.671 | 6.993** | 7.012** | |
| T4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – | – | – | |
| FT4 | 3 (6.3) | 5 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 0.158 | 6.993** | 7.012** | |
| HPA | ACTH | 6 (12.5) | 6 (9.5) | 0 (0) | 0.111 | 7.186** | 7.132** |
| PTC | 6 (12.5) | 21 (33.3) | 30 (27.0) | 2.517 | 1.566 | 0.591 | |
**P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
arepresents the comparison between the BD group and the atypical group; brepresents the comparison between the BD group and the anxiety group; crepresents the comparison between the atypical group and the anxiety group