Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Patients with Depression

Table 4

Evaluation of biochemical parameters of depression and control groups.

Biochemical parameters	Depression group	Control group
	()	()
	Median	Median
	(25% p–75% p)	(25% p–75% p)
Glucose (mg/dL)	78.0 (72.0–87.0)	86.0 (82.7–89.2)	−2.559	0.010
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	124.0 (83.5–168.0)	106.5 (63.0–146.7)	−1.251	0.214
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	186.0 (165.5–211.5)	188.5 (166.2–218.2)	−0.159	0.877
HDL-C (mg/dL)	43.0 (36.5–54.0)	49.0 (41.0–62.0)	−1.867	0.062
LDL-C (mg/dL)	116.0 (97.5–133.0)	116.5 (94.5–145.25)	−0.091	0.931
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL)	254.0 (203.5–339.0)	324.5 (264.0–383.0)	−2.153	0.031
Folate (ng/mL)	5.12 (3.63–6.81)	8.68 (6.00–10.10)	−3.571	<0.001
Insulin (μU/mL)	12.5 (6.47–33.72)	9.22 (5.55–13.27)	−1.358	0.179
HOMA	2.45 (1.15–8.51)	2.29 (1.11–3.10)	−0.977	0.337

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