title: Metabolic syndrome and cortisol/DHEAS ratio in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
abstract: The cortisol/DHEAS ratio has been found to predict different health outcomes. We examined the association between cortisol/DHEAS ratio and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The only subcomponent of MetS positively associated with the cortisol/DHEAS ratio was diastolic blood pressure. Possible reasons for this finding, as well as study limitations, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Department of Psychiatry, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, bjanka.vuksan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bjanka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vuksan-Ćusa
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagud
authors.forename: Alma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mihaljević-Peleš
authors.forename: Nenad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jakšić
authors.forename: Miro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D006854:Hydrocortisone