Table 3.
The distribution of levels of thyroid hormones within and outside the normal range in the MDD and HC groups.
| TSH | FT3 | FT4 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <0.35 | 0.35–4.94 | >4.94 | <2.63 | 2.63–5.7 | >5.70 | <9.01 | 9.01–19.05 | >19.05 | |
| MDD | 11 (2.05%) | 504 (94.03%) | 21 (3.92%) | 9 (525; 1.70%) | 467 (89.00%) | 49 (9.30%) | 6 (525; 1.14%) | 460 (87.62%) | 59 (11.24%) |
| HCs | 7 (0.70%) | 957 (95.89%) | 34 (3.50%) | 3 (998; 0.30%) | 946 (94.80%) | 49 (4.90%) | 0 (998; 0.00%) | 898 (89.98%) | 100 (10.02%) |
| χ2 = 5.49 | χ2 = 2.67 | χ2 = 0.26 | χ2 = 8.80 | χ2 = 17.49 | χ2 = 11.18 | χ2 = 11.45 | χ2 = 1.99 | χ2 = 0.25 | |
| p = 0.019 | p = 0.102 | p = 0.608 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.0001 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.159 | p = 0.460 | |
MDD, major depressive disorder, HCs, healthy controls.