Table 1

Comparing variables in normal thyroid with abnormal thyroid group.

Variables

Normal thyroid group

Abnormal thyroid group

p value

Age(yr^a)

33.78 ± 10.62

35.62 ± 12.86

p > 0.05

Admission^b (n)

3.64 ± 3.40

3.30 ± 2.42

p > 0.05

Lithium carbonate dose (mg/d)

1114 ± 263

1157 ± 189

p > 0.05

Duration^c

8.31 ± 8.34

13.35 ± 11.84

p = 0.188

PLC^d (mmol/l)

0.50 ± 0.24

0.47 ± 0.19

p > 0.05

ELC^e (mmol/l)

0.24 ± 0.17

0.15 ± 0.10

p = 0.021

LR^f

0.51 ± 0.26

0.34 ± 0.18

p = 0.029

FH^h

+

21

+

3

p = 0.037

-

25

-

11

Sex

Female

15

Female

10

p = 0.005

Male

38

Male

4

Plus-minus values are means ± SD a-yr = year b-admission = number of hospital admission for psychiatric problems c-Duration =Length of lithium therapy d-PLC = Plasma Lithium Concentration e-ELC = Erythrocyte Lithium Concentration f-LR = ELC/PLC h-FH = Family history of affective disorder in first degree relatives

Ahmadi-Abhari et al. BMC Psychiatry 2003 3:4   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-3-4