Clinical efficacy and effects on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function of proscar combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in post-stroke depression

Table 3 Comparison of serum serotonin and norepinephrine levels before and after treatment between groups, mean ± SD

Group	Cases	Serotonin (ng/L)		T value	P value	Norepinephrine (ng/L)		T value	P value
		Pre-treatment	Post-treatment			Pre-treatment	Post-treatment
Control	46	324.31 ± 30.84	582.18 ± 41.93	33.601	0.000	92.28 ± 10.34	195.23 ± 21.09	29.727	0.000
Study	46	324.08 ± 31.72	649.71 ± 52.33	36.091	0.000	92.41 ± 10.22	218.07 ± 23.19	33.630	0.000
T value		0.035	6.830			0.061	4.941
P value		0.972	0.001			0.952	0.001