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Serum hormones in patients and control group according to score on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)a |
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| Patients with fibromyalgia |
Patients with CFS |
Healthy controls |
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| BDI < 17 (N = 32) |
BDI ≥ 17 (N = 36) |
BDI < 17 (N = 21) |
BDI ≥ 17 (N = 41) |
(N = 46) |
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| Age (years) |
31.86 ± 7.29 |
30.65 ± 7.65 |
31.98 ± 6.57 |
32.76 ± 7.18 |
31.54 ± 6.86 |
| LH |
11.65 ± 10.42* & # |
6.43 ± 4.28 |
6.21 ± 7.26 |
6.71 ± 5.87 |
6.88 ± 4.69 |
| FSH |
7.13 ± 3.21 |
6.25 ± 2.84 |
5.87 ± 3.69 |
6.81 ± 4.43 |
6.69 ± 4.87 |
| Progesterone |
4.19 ± 4.56 |
4.73 ± 5.56 |
4.18 ± 4.65 |
3.72 ± 5.27 |
3.78 ± 3.97 |
| Estradiol |
113.48 ± 69.45 |
121.42 ± 90.26 |
98.39 ± 87.11 |
107.23 ± 91.57 |
94.15 ± 59.34 |
| Prolactin |
26.08 ± 32.19 |
21.03 ± 11.32 |
23.41 ± 28.49 |
20.87 ± 27.36 |
19.35 ± 10.45 |
| Cortisol |
11.94 ± 6.56# |
10.11 ± 5.67* |
8.96 ± 4.28* |
10.52 ± 5.45* |
13.52 ± 6.25 |
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Values are means ± standard deviation. aA BDI score of ≥ 17 was considered to indicate depression. *Significantly different from control (P < 0.05); &significantly different from fibromyalgia group with BDI ≥ 17 (P < 0.05); #significantly different from CFS group with BDI < 17 (P < 0.05). CFS, chronic fatigue syndrome; FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone. | |||||
Gur et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2004 6:R232 doi:10.1186/ar1163 |
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