Table 3.
Raw and log-transformed plasma prolactin concentrations (mean ± standard deviation) by group and sex. MDD group: 34 females; 26 males. Controls: 34 females; 26 males.
| Overall Cohort | Group |
Sex |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDD |
MDD |
MDD |
Control |
Control |
Control |
Female | Male | ||
| Total | Female | Male | Total | Female | Male | ||||
| Prolactin (ng/mL) | 7.91 ± 5.03 | 8.79 ± 5.16 | 10.64 ± 6.37 | 6.37 ± 2.92 | 7.03 ± 4.78 | 7.64 ± 5.03 | 6.24 ± 4.40 | 9.14 ± 5.57 | 6.31 ± 3.70 |
| Log Prolactin (ng/mL) | 0.82 ± 0.27 | 0.87 ± 0.26 | 0.96 ± 0.26 | 0.76 ± 0.20 | 0.76 ± 0.27 | 0.80 ± 0.27 | 0.71 ± 0.26 | 0.88 ± 0.27 | 0.74 ± 0.23 |
MDD: Major Depressive Disorder.