From: Sex hormone levels in females of different ages suffering from depression
 | Variables | Prior treatment | Post-treatment | t | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young group (n = 37) | P (ng·mL− 1) | 3.98 ± 7.73 | 5.29 ± 7.99 | − 0.764 | 0.449 |
 | PRL (uIU· mL− 1) | 388.41 ± 347.90 | 590.48 ± 1257.69 | − 0.987 | 0.330 |
 | E2 (pg·mL− 1) | 80.05 ± 75.77 | 66.76 ± 64.80 | 0.924 | 0.362 |
 | T (ng·mL− 1) | 0.98 ± 1.48 | 1.15 ± 1.83 | − 0.671 | 0.507 |
Perimenopausal group (n = 19) | P (ng·mL− 1) | 1.43 ± 3.29 | 0.55 ± 0.28 | 1.152 | 0.265 |
 | PRL (uIU· mL− 1) | 668.58 ± 786.31 | 371.45 ± 245.61 | 1.632 | 0.120 |
 | E2 (pg·mL− 1) | 30.10 ± 20.19 | 35.21 ± 32.43 | − 0.749 | 0.463 |
 | T (ng·mL− 1) | 0.72 ± 1.54 | 0.63 ± 1.13 | 0.192 | 0.850 |
Elderly group (n = 22) | P (ng·mL− 1) | 0.54 ± 0.28 | 0.57 ± 0.30 | − 0.616 | 0.544 |
 | PRL (uIU· mL− 1) | 530.56 ± 633.86 | 637.63 ± 868.49 | − 0.669 | 0.511 |
 | E2 (pg·mL− 1) | 19.77 ± 11.20 | 24.07 ± 11.75 | − 1.155 | 0.261 |
 | T (ng·mL− 1) | 0.44 ± 0.77 | 0.35 ± 0.17 | 0.479 | 0.637 |