Peripartum depression and its predictors: A longitudinal observational hospital-based study

Table 4 Hormonal results in the antepartum period

Laboratory investigations	Participants, n = 200		P value1	P value2
	Antepartum	Postpartum
T3 in ng/dL, range	106–305 (184.22 ± 38.13)	49.06–296 (164.70 ± 45.72)	0.05	0.678
High, n (%)	98 (49)	80 (40)	-	-
T4 in ng/dL, range	5.2–28 (12.40 ± 2.38)	4.5–19.1 (11.19 ± 2.67)	0.05	0.845
High, n (%)	63 (31.5)	82 (41)	-	-
TSH in mIU/mL, range	0.02–8.50 (1.70 ± 0.11)	0.01–8.44 (1.64 ± 0.32)	0.435	0.760
High, n (%)	5 (2.5)	22 (11)	-	-
Low, n (%)	1 (0.5)	-	-	-
Borderline, n (%)	15 (7.5)	-	-	-

¹Pregnant women vs reference.

²Antepartum vs postpartum.

Data are presented as mean ± SD. Reference values: T3: 106.32 ± 15.80 (81–178) ng/dL; T4: 9.32 ± 2.44 (4.5-12.5) ng/dL; TSH: 1.56 ± 0.32 (0.4–4) mIU/mL. T3: Triiodothronine; T4: Thyroxine; TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone.