Evaluation of inflammatory and metabolic impairments regarding depression dimensions: a case control study

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 2 Metabolic and inflammatory impairments among cases and control groups

	Cases group n = 80	Percentage	Control group n = 80	Percentage	Test of sig.
Hypertension	41	51.2	20	25	0.000*
Impaired glycemic control	36	45	18	22.5	0.003*
Low/high-density lipoprotein	64	80	43	53.8	< 0.00*
Elevated TGS	61	75.3	31	38.8	< 0.00*
Central obesity	57	71.2	38	47.5	0.001*
Serum CRP > 3 mg/L	34	42.5	13	16.2	< 0.02*