DST status and blood chemistries in prepubertal children.
Cholesterol, sodium, potassium, and serum glucose were examined to determine if they could predict status on the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in 59 depressed prepubertal psychiatric inpatients and 21 nondepressed psychiatric inpatients. Multivariate analyses found that none of these variables, alone or combined, were predictive of DST results.
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Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Columbus 43210.
Weller
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Weller
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Fristad
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Preskorn
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D000293:Adolescent; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
D001786:Blood Glucose; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002784:Cholesterol; D011188:Potassium; D006854:Hydrocortisone