Key result
High serum cortisol levels (non-suppressors) were not significantly associated with differences in fasting blood sugar levels compared to low serum cortisol levels (suppressors).
Why the study?
Is there a relationship between serum cortisol and fasting blood sugar levels in female patients with endogenous depression?
Observational (n=39)
Is there a relationship between serum cortisol and fasting blood sugar levels in female patients with endogenous depression?
The study found no direct relationship between serum cortisol and blood glucose levels in female patients with endogenous depression.
No cortisol-glucose association in depressed women should not change monitoring; leaves open HPA axis-metabolic links in prospective studies.
The relationship between serum cortisol and fasting blood sugar levels in 39 female patients with endogenous depression was studied. Serum cortisol levels were determined in two post-dexamethasone blood samples during the dexamethasone suppression test. There were no significant differences between the blood sugar levels of suppressors (patients with low serum cortisol level) and non-suppressors (patients with high serum cortisol level). There was no correlation between the serum cortisol levels and blood sugar values in these two groups either. Although numerous reports claim to have found a relationship between endogenous depression and diabetes mellitus, our data do not imply a direct relationship between serum cortisol and blood glucose levels of endogenously depressed patients.
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Ríhmer et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Endogenous depression (n=39). High serum cortisol level (non-suppressors) vs. Low serum cortisol level (suppressors) was evaluated on Fasting blood sugar levels. High serum cortisol levels (non-suppressors) were not significantly associated with differences in fasting blood sugar levels compared to low serum cortisol levels (suppressors).
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