Table 2.
Correlation between the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) score and laboratory data; LHBT—hydrogen breath test, CRP—C-reactive protein, FC—fecal calprotectin, IEL—intraepithelial lymphocytes, KYN—kynurenine, KYNA—kynurenic acid, QA—quinolinic acid in 40 patients’ small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. The correlations were analyzed using the Spearman test. Significant p-values are highlighted in bold.
| A Pairs of Variable | Rho-Spearman | p-Value |
|---|---|---|
| HAM-D and LHBT | 0.36024 | 0.05041 |
| HAM-D and CRP | 0.27976 | 0.13616 |
| HAM-D and FC | 0.33455 | 0.03486 |
| HAM-D and IEL | 0.37491 | 0.01752 |
| HAM-D and KYN | 0.35333 | 0.02545 |
| HAM-D and KYNA | 0.33134 | 0.07480 |
| HAM-D and QA | 0.50612 | 0.00430 |