Journal article
Association between Post-Dexamethasone Cortisol Level and Blood Pressure in Depressed Inpatients
The journal of nervous and mental disease, Vol.179(1), pp.44-47
01/1991
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199101000-00009
PMID: 1985149
Abstract
We examined the clinical data for 230 depressed inpatients who had completed a dexamethasone suppression test (DST) to determine whether those with an elevated post-DST serum cortisol level exhibited any of the classic physiological stigmata of Cushingʼs syndrome. Hypertension was significantly more frequent among DST nonsuppressors (21.2%) than among normal suppressors (11.3%). Percent blood lymphocyte count was significantly lower among nonsuppressors. Confounders such as gender, age, body weight, and use of antihypertensives did not account for the findings. Implications for morbidity and mortality rates among patients with affective disorder are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association between Post-Dexamethasone Cortisol Level and Blood Pressure in Depressed Inpatients
- Creators
- BRUCE PFOHL - Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, 500 Newton Road, Iowa City, Iowa 52242MARTINA REDERERWILLIAM CORYELLDALENE STANGL
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of nervous and mental disease, Vol.179(1), pp.44-47
- Publisher
- Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/00005053-199101000-00009
- PMID
- 1985149
- ISSN
- 0022-3018
- eISSN
- 1539-736X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry
- Record Identifier
- 9984003906102771
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