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Table 3 Serum uric acid level in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar, and MDD compared to healthy controls

From: Exploring the role of serum uric acid as a biomarker in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, and major depressive disorder

Diagnosis	Uric acid (mg/dl)									Significance
Diagnosis	Range				Mean		±	SD		p-value		ANOVA
Bipolar	2.4	-	9.3 mg/dl		5.866		±	1.819		0.007*		4.210
Schizophrenia	2.9	-	10.9 mg/dl		6.226		±	2.050
MDD	1.6	-	8.3 mg/dl		4.960		±	1.714
Control	2.5	-	8.7 mg/dl		5.672		±	1.741
Tukey’s test
B&S	B&M			B&C		S&M			S&C		M&C
0.761	0.068			0.952		0.004*			0.434		0.215

B bipolar disorder, M major depressive disorder, S schizophrenia, C control

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