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Table 6 Serum FSH, LH, E 2 and months of amenorrhoea in women with the first episode of depression in perimenopause, in women with history of depression and in normal controls

From: Lack of association of acute phase response proteins with hormone levels and antidepressant medication in perimenopausal depression

 

Controls

History of depression

First episode depression

p

FSH

74.90 (30.11)a

63.16 (29.63)a

84.02 (30.66)a

0.12 (ANOVA)

LH

36.89 (18.49)a

27 (11.23)a

37.20 (11)a

0.007 (ANOVA)

E2

10.15 (19.2-37.84)b

8.47 (3.7-61.71)b

9.54 (2.33-49.77)b

0.866 (K-W)

Months of amenorrhoea

7 (3–12)b

4 (1–12)b

11 (1–12)b

0.361 (K-W)

  1. aMean(SD).
  2. bMedian (10-90%).
  3. K-W: Kruskal-Wallis. Bold means statistical significance.