Table 4.
Association between depression in hypothyroid patients and hypothyroidism-related characteristics
| Hypothyroidism-related characteristics | Nondepressed | Depressed | Test of significance P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=37 | % | n=19 | % | ||
| TSH level | χ22=0.574 P=0.751 | ||||
| Normal | 22 | 68.7 | 10 | 31.3 | |
| High | 12 | 60 | 8 | 40 | |
| Low | 3 | 75 | 1 | 25 | |
| Dose (µg)* | |||||
| 25-100 | 25 | 67.6 | 12 | 32.4 | FET=0.78 P=0.783 |
| 125-175 | 8 | 57.1 | 6 | 42.9 | |
| 200-350 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 33.3 | |
| Change in dose* | |||||
| No change | 11 | 73.3 | 4 | 26.7 | χ22=0.793 P=0.672 |
| Increase | 13 | 59.1 | 9 | 40.9 | |
| Decrease | 11 | 64.7 | 6 | 35.3 | |
TSH: Thyroid-stimulating hormone, FET: Fisher’s exact test. *n=54