Bipolar spectrum, hypothyroidism, and their association with chronic fatigue/myalgic encephalomyelitis-like syndrome in long COVID: could they be identified as early determinants?

Front Psychiatry · 2025 · PMC12423062 · PMID 40950756

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closest p · 1.2× alpha

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boldest claim

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.062so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, the association with major depressive disorder did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.062), and no association was observed for panic disorder.

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approached significancep = 0.062so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The association for major depressive disorder approached significance ( p = 0.062), while no statistically significant association was found for panic disorder ( p = 0.487).

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