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Table 1 Univariate tests for factors between patient with non-elated and elated TSH

From: The impact of Lithium on thyroid function in Chinese psychiatric population

Factors

Non-elated TSH (N = 169)

Elated TSH (N = 93)

p

Male

81 (47.9 %)

28 (30.1 %)

0.005*a

Female

88 (52.1 %)

65 (69.9 %)

Primary Psychiatric Diagnosis

  

0.573b

 Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective

51 (30.1 %)

33 (35.5 %)

 Disorder/Psychosis

  

 Bipolar Affective Disorder/Mania

86 (50.9 %)

46 (49.5 %)

 Depression/Anxiety

26 (15.4 %)

11 (11.8 %)

 Mental Retardation

3 (1.8 %)

3 (3.2 %)

 Others

3 (1.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Secondary Psychiatric Diagnosis

  

0.309b

 Personality Disorder

1 (0.6 %)

1 (1.1 %)

 Mental Retardation

6 (3.5 %)

1 (1.1 %)

 Substance Abuse

5 (3.0 %)

1 (1.1 %)

 Autistic Spectrum Disorder

2 (1.2 %)

1 (1.1 %)

 Others

0 (0.0 %)

2 (2.1 %)

 Nil

155 (91.7 %)

87 (93.5 %)

Physical Comorbidities

   

 Hypertension

  

0.505a

  Yes

25 (14.8 %)

11 (11.8 %)

 

  No

144 (85.2 %)

82 (88.2 %)

 

 Diabetes

  

0.911a

  Yes

21 (12.4 %)

12 (13 %)

 

  No

148 (87.6 %)

81 (87 %)

 

 Hyperlipidaemia

  

0.410a

  Yes

18 (10.7 %)

7 (7.5 %)

 

  No

151 (89.3 %)

86 (92.5 %)

 

 Cardiovascular disorders

  

0.617b

  Yes

2 (1.2 %)

2 (2.2 %)

 

  No

167 (98.8 %)

91 (97.8 %)

 

Types of Lithium taking

  

0.073**a

 Lithium CR

141 (83.4 %)

69 (74.2 %)

 Lithium IR

28 (16.6 %)

24 (25.8 %)

Frequency of Lithium per day

  

0.311b

 Once

147 (87.0 %)

75 (80.6 %)

 Twice

20 (11.8 %)

17 (18.3 %)

 Three times

2 (1.2 %)

1 (1.1 %)

Use of depot injection

  

0.008*b

 Yes

22 (13.0 %)

3 (3.2 %)

 No

147 (87.0 %)

90 (96.8 %)

Use of oral antipsychotics

  

0.421a

 Yes

129 (76.3 %)

75 (80.6 %)

 No

40 (23.7 %)

18 (19.4 %)

Use of antidepressant

  

0.746a

 Yes

62 (36.7 %)

36 (38.7 %)

 No

107 (63.3 %)

57 (61.3 %)

Use of Benzodiazepine

  

0.742a

 Yes

80 (47.3 %)

46 (49.5 %)

 No

89 (52.7 %)

47 (50.5 %)

Use of Carbamazepine

  

0.669b

 Yes

3 (1.8 %)

3 (3.2 %)

 No

166 (98.2 %)

90 (96.8 %)

Use of Valproate Sodium

  

< 0.001*a

 Yes

18 (10.7 %)

31 (33.3 %)

 No

151 (89.3 %)

62 (66.7 %)

Use of other mood stabilizers

  

1.000a

 Yes

5 (3.0 %)

2 (2.2 %)

 No

164 (97.0 %)

91 (97.8 %)

Use of non-psychiatric medications

  

0.786a

 Yes

77 (45.6 %)

44 (47.3 %)

 No

92 (54.4 %)

49 (52.7 %)

Age, mean (SD)

48.47 (12.188)

48.76 (12.473)

0.852c

Serum Lithium Level (μmol /L), mean (SD)

541.30 (217.701)

639.14 (212.984)

0.001*c

Dosage of Lithium (mg), median (IQR)

800 (675–1000)

800 (600–800)

0.364d

  1. Note: *significant p < 0.05, **marginally significant 0.05 ≤ p < 0.10, aChi-squared test, bFisher’s exact test, cIndependent-sample-t-test, dMann-Whitney U Test, SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range