. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2021 Dec 29;129(1):95–103. doi: 10.1007/s00702-021-02455-4

Table 2.

Investigation of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 levels in the clinical variables in bipolar disorder cases and control group.

Characteristic	TDP-43 (pg/ml)
Characteristic	BD (n = 15)	p	Control (n = 15)	p
Current alcohol use, mean (SD)^a
Yes	903.0 (165.7)	0.54	612.5 (232.2)	0.78
No	818.9 (251.9)		658.7 (273.5)
Hypertension, mean (SD)^a
Yes	815.9 (154.6)	0.28	686.1 (258.0)	0.72
No	922.5 (197.0)		660.1 (262.2)
Diabetes mellitus, mean (SD)^a
Yes	768.7 (131.5)	0.09	987.0 (200.0)	0.04
No	930.3 (181.1)		597.94 (199.0)
Coronary artery disease, mean (SD)^a
Yes	835.1 (222.2)	0.69	780.4 (317.1)	0.15
No	876.7 (170.2)		637.7 (227.5)

BD bipolar disorder; SD standard deviation; TDP-43 TAR DNA-binding protein 43

Mann–Whitney test