Tollefson G D, Zander J, Luxenberg M, Saxena S, Godes M, Garvey M J
Am J Psychiatry. 1986 Jan;143(1):81-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.143.1.81.
The authors analyzed the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) results of 54 patients with major depressive disorder in relation to their pre-DST levels of cholesterol, sodium, potassium, and blood glucose, which are thought to have adrenocorticotrophic links. Discriminant analysis revealed that sodium alone was a significant predictor of nonsuppression. Validation of the predictive power of sodium could minimize the need for DST administration.
作者分析了54例重度抑郁症患者的地塞米松抑制试验（DST）结果，并将其与DST前的胆固醇、钠、钾和血糖水平相关联，这些指标被认为与促肾上腺皮质激素存在联系。判别分析显示，仅钠是未被抑制的显著预测指标。验证钠的预测能力可以减少进行DST的必要性。
