Table 5 Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) post hoc test for the reducers/increasers Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) definition
From: Revisiting the Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression: an exploratory study
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Fisher least significant difference (LSD) test, p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Reducers (R) | Single level Inreasers (SI) | Both levels Increasers (BI) | R vs SI | R vs BI | SI vs BI | |||
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Â | Â | Â |
No of atypical features | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.53 | 0.74 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.037 | NS | NS |
No of melancholic features | 2.25 | 1.52 | 2.20 | 1.61 | 4.00 | 1.73 | NS | 0.046 | NS |
HDRS | 26.38 | 5.97 | 23.00 | 3.93 | 29.00 | 3.61 | 0.047 | NS | NS |
HDRS Depressive Index | 10.84 | 2.93 | 8.87 | 2.33 | 10.33 | 2.08 | 0.026 | NS | NS |
HDRS Sleep Index | 3.41 | 2.11 | 3.47 | 1.46 | 6.00 | 0.00 | NS | 0.025 | 0.036 |
Death Thoughts Rating | 1.00 | 0.72 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 1.67 | 0.58 | 0.005 | 0.003 | NS |
Baseline cortisol | 5.16 | 5.70 | 4.18 | 3.23 | 3.80 | 2.75 | Â | Â | Â |
Cortisol day 2, 16:00 | 1.94 | 4.29 | 3.77 | 3.89 | 7.17 | 1.46 | Â | Â | Â |
Cortisol day 2, 23:00 | 1.58 | 2.71 | 5.16 | 3.65 | 7.00 | 1.66 | Â | Â | Â |