1. The 24-hour urinary cortisol in post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis.
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Pan, Xiongfeng, Kaminga, Atipatsa C., Wen, Shi Wu, Wang, Zhipeng, Wu, Xiaoli, and Liu, Aizhong
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POST-traumatic stress disorder ,HYDROCORTISONE ,META-analysis ,WEB databases ,DATABASE searching ,SCIENCE databases - Abstract
Objective: Previous studies found inconsistent results on the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and concentrations of 24-hour (24-h) urinary cortisol. This study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize previous findings on this relationship. Methods: We searched in the databases of Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and Psyc-ARTICLES for articles published before September 2018. We used the random-effects model with restricted maximum-likelihood estimator to synthesize the effect sizes by calculating the standardized mean difference (SMD) and assessing its significance. Results: Six hundred and nineteen articles were identified from the preceding databases and 20 of them were included in the meta-analysis. Lower concentrations of 24-h urinary cortisol were observed in patients with PTSD when compared with the controls (SMD = -0.49, 95%CI [-0.91; -0.07], p = 0.02). Subgroup analysis revealed that the concentrations of 24-h urinary cortisol were lower in PTSD patients than in the controls for studies that included female participants or studies that included participants from the United States of America. Conclusions: Overall, decreased levels of 24-h urinary cortisol were linked with the pathophysiology of PTSD. Nonetheless, more studies should be conducted to validate the molecular underpinnings of urine cortisol degeneration in PTSD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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