Influence of age and relative weight on cortisol suppression in normal subjects



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Am J Psychiatry 1987; 144:646-649
Copyright © 1987 by American Psychiatric Association

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Influence of age and relative weight on cortisol suppression in normal subjects

MF Weiner, BM Davis, RC Mohs and KL Davis

The authors examined the effects of certain nonpsychiatric variables on dexamethasone suppression test (DST) results. Sixty physically healthy, nondepressed, nondemented adults participated in a standard outpatient 1-mg DST. Postdexamethasone plasma cortisol concentrations were higher in older subjects and were lower in more obese subjects. The authors conclude that age and relative weight influence cortisol suppression in healthy subjects.

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