Abnormal diurnal weight gain among institutionalized patients with manic-depressive spectrum disorders.
We found diurnal weight gain to be abnormal among 41 institutionalized patients with manic-depressive spectrum disorders. They were weighed at 7 AM and 4 PM weekly for three weeks. We normalized the diurnal weight gain (NDWG) as a percentage by subtracting the 7 AM weight from the 4 PM weight, multiplying the difference by 100, and then dividing the result by the 7 AM weight. NDWG was 2.216 +/- 1.513 percent for the study population, .631 +/- .405 percent for 16 young, newly admitted controls, and .511 +/- .351 percent for 29 normals. Abnormal NDWG may be an additional feature of manic-depressive spectrum disorders.
Vieweg
W V
WV
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
Godleski
L S
LS
Graham
P
P
Barber
J
J
Goldman
F
F
Kellogg
E
E
Bayliss
E V
EV
Glick
J
J
Hundley
P L
PL
Yank
G R
GR
D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001835:Body Weight; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D002746:Chlorpromazine