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Table 2 The psychological side effects of DAs

From: The side effects of dopamine receptor agonist drugs in Chinese prolactinoma patients: a cross sectional study

Variables

Treated

N/Total (%)

Untreated

N/Total (%)

Controls

N/Total (%)

ICDs $

5/51 (9.8)

2/12 (16.7)

3/33 (9.1)

Punding

1/51 (2.0)

0/12 (0)

0/33 (0)

Pathological gambling

0/51

0/12

0/33

Compulsive shopping

2/51 (3.9)

2/12 (16.7)

3/33 (9.1)

Hypersexuality

2/51 (3.9)

0/12 (0)

0/33 (0)

BIS-11(>ā€‰=ā€‰60 points)

25/51 (49.0)

10/12 (83.3) *

26/33 (78.8) *

Depression

Minimal (<ā€‰5 points)

32/51 (62.8)

6/12 (50.0)

23/33 (69.7)

Mild (5ā€“9 points)

13/51 (25.5)

6/12 (50.0)

9/33 (27.3)

Moderate (10ā€“14 points)

3/51 (5.9)

0/12 (0)

1/33 (3.0)

Moderately severe (15ā€“19 points)

0/51

0/12

0/33

Severe (>ā€‰=ā€‰20 points)

0/51

0/12

0/33

  1. $ means the results of a questionnaire from the Mayo Clinic
  2. *compared with the treated group and having a P valueā€‰<ā€‰0.05