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. 2019 Oct 23;57(2):136–140. doi: 10.29399/npa.24844

Table 2.

Serum levels of TNF-α, sTNF-R1and sTNF-R2 in different episodes

Mania (mean ± SD) Depression (mean ± SD) Euthymia (mean ± SD) Controls (mean ± SD) Kruskal-Wallis Bonferroni correction
TNF-α 19.64±5.97 19.91±6.26 21.30±5.77 19.37±3.86 X2=1.63 p=0.65 Control-Eutymic: p>0.999
Control-Manic: p>0.999
Control-Depressive: p>0.999
Eutymic-Manic: p>0.999
Eutymic-Depressive: p>0.999
Manic-Depressive: p>0.999
sTNF-R1 3.84±2.05 4.44±3.35† 1.36±0.86 1.73±1.43 X2=40.97 p<0.001 Control-Eutymic: p>0.999
Control-Manic: p<0.001*
Control-Depressive: p<0.001*
Eutymic-Manic: p<0.001*
Eutymic-Depressive: p<0.001*
Manic-Depressive: p>0.999
sTNF-R2 8.19±5.25 8.41±4.21 8.29±3.57 6.35±2.80 X2=5.10 p=0.16 Control-Eutymic: p=0.138
Control-Manic: p>0.999
Control-Depressive: p=0.480
Eutymic-Manic: p>0.999
Eutymic-Depressive: p>0.999
Manic-Depressive: p>0.999
*

P<0.001; SD, standard deviation.