Effects of Bifidobacterium triple viable bacteria-assisted mirtazapine in managing depression in patients after radical surgery for gastric cancer

Table 2 Neuroendocrine indicators, mean ± SD

Group	Case	Before, dopamine (pg/mL)	After, dopamine (pg/mL)	Before, 5-hydroxytryptamine (pg/mL)	After, 5-hydroxytryptamine (pg/mL)	Before, hydrocortisone (ng/mL)	After, hydrocortisone (ng/mL)
Control	40	40.12 ± 10.45	55.16 ± 12.24a	159.28 ± 40.18	182.15 ± 42.44a	212.72 ± 60.24	160.45 ± 31.78a
Observation	40	40.27 ± 10.32	76.18 ± 13.21a	160.12 ± 41.45	221.36 ± 45.52a	214.56 ± 62.48	121.54 ± 24.62a
t		0.065	7.382	0.092	3.985	0.134	6.121
P value		0.949	< 0.001	0.927	< 0.001	0.894	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05. Comparison within the group before treatment.