Table 9.

Differences in endocrine indices among the BD, atypical BD and simple anxiety groups

Variables		BD (n = 48) Mean ± SD	Atypical (n = 63) Mean ± SD	Anxiety (n = 111) Mean ± SD	F
HPT	TSH	2.80 ± 1.62	4.44 ± 2.87a	2.14 ± 0.73b	11.321***
	T3	2.24 ± 0.42c	2.36 ± 0.36	1.98 ± 0.36d	7.638**
	FT3	4.45 ± 0.51	4.98 ± 0.69e	4.94 ± 0.49 f	4.995**
	T4	91.22 ± 19.59	92.92 ± 18.43g	79.25 ± 10.12h	6.820**
	FT4	17.26 ± 3.30	17.07 ± 2.89i	15.32 ± 1.82 j	4.937*
HPA	ACTH	21.96 ± 11.06	37.06 ± 27.58k	41.80 ± 16.64l	5.808**
	PTC	341.68 ± 151.71	544.82 ± 152.71m	540.25 ± 121.16n	13.325***

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001

^aThe atypical group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.002). ^bThe atypical group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.000)

^cThe BD group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.026). ^dThe atypical group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.000)

^eThe atypical group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.004). ^fThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.004)

^gThe atypical group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.000). ^hThe BD group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.003)

ⁱThe atypical group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.000). ^jThe BD group was significantly higher than the anxiety group (P = 0.005)

^kThe atypical group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.026). ^lThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.001)

^mThe atypical group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.000). ⁿThe anxiety group was significantly higher than the BD group (P = 0.000)