MHPG in urine of patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia and of healthy controls

Autor: Elisabeth Philipp, Reinhard J. Tuschl, Mathias Eckert, Karl M. Pirke, Manfred M. Fichter
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: International Journal of Eating Disorders. 9:323-328
ISSN: 1098-108X
0276-3478
DOI: 10.1002/1098-108x(199005)9:3<323::aid-eat2260090310>3.0.co;2-k
Popis: Urinary excretion of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in 29 bulimics, 16 anorectic patients, and 12 healthy controls was measured. Bulimic patients excreted less MHPG (0.83 ± 0.05 mg/24 h) than did healthy controls (0.98 ± 0.06 mg/24 h). Urinary MHPG excretion was significantly reduced in anorectic patients (0.67 ± 0.06 mg/24 h). Plasma triiodothyronine (T3) values (milligrams/milliliter) correlated positively to urinary MHPG (milligrams/24 hours). This finding might result from the intermittent starvation practiced by bulimic patients.
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