Table 4 Crosscorrelation between hormone concentrations (23.00 h – 7.00 h):
depressed patients correlation coefficient | controls correlation coefficient | significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
ACTH-cortisol | 0.76 ± 0.10 | 0.79 ± 0.18 | n.s. |
ACTH-aldosterone | 0.65 ± 0.23 | 0.58 ± 0.32 | n.s. |
renin-aldosterone | 0.07 ± 0.33 | 0.17 ± 0.18 | n.s. |
ACTH-renin | 0.00 ± 0.28 | 0.06 ± 0.38 | n.s. |
renin-cortisol | -0.05 ± 0.37 | 0.04 ± 0.39 | n.s. |
aldosterone-cortisol | 0.68 ± 0.29 | 0.63 ± 0.28 | n.s. |