Table 2

Plasma concentrations of steroids (ng/mL) among patients with bipolar disorder (BP), patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and control subjects.
Steroid
 BD
 MDD
 Controls
 F (2, 44, 46)
 P
 Bonferron BD vs Cs t Sstudent 44DF
 Bonferroni BD vs MDD t Sstudent 44DF
 Bonferroni MDD vs Cs t Sstudent 44DF
Cortisol
 127.7 ± 40.4
 116.8 ± 54.2
 108.4 ± 37.2
 0.80
 0.456
 1.2.
 0.5
 0.1
Progesterone
 11.0 ± 2.6
 4.0 ± 3.6
 1.0 ± 1.1
 64.9
 <0.0001
 11.0, P < 0.0001
 7.0, P < 0.001
 3.2, P < 0.0001
3α,5α THPROG
 9.6 ± 2.3
 5.1 ± 1.2
 2.1 ± 0.8
 91.7
 <0.0001
 13.4, P < 0.001
 7.7, P < 0.0001
 3.2, P < 0.001
3α,5α-THDOC
 2.1 ± 3.0
 1.1 ± 0.4
 0.6 ± 0.4
 2.8
 0.073
 2.1
 0.4
 0.1

Hardoy et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:3   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-3