From: The impact of Lithium on thyroid function in Chinese psychiatric population
| Demographic factors | p |
|---|---|
| Gender | 0.011* |
| Age | 0.726 |
| Clinical Characteristics | |
| Primary Psychiatric Diagnosis | 0.992 |
| Secondary Psychiatric Diagnosis | 0.296 |
| Hypertension | 0.136 |
| Diabetes | 0.405 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 0.243 |
| Cardiovascular disorders | 0.833 |
| Characteristics of medications prescribed | |
| Types of Lithium taking | 0.109 |
| Frequency of Lithium per day | 0.298 |
| Serum Lithium Level | 0.028* |
| Dosage of Lithium | 0.762 |
| Use of depot injection | 0.035* |
| Use of oral antipsychotics | 0.908 |
| Use of antidepressant | 0.067** |
| Use of Benzodiazepine | 0.588 |
| Use of Carbamazepine | 0.221 |
| Use of Valproate Sodium | 0.001* |
| Use of other mood stabilizers | 0.577 |
| Use of non-psychiatric medications | 0.449 |