Demographic and clinical parameters in 114 inpatients suffering from unipolar or bipolar depression who underwent the DEX/CRH test at admission and at discharge (sample 1).

Mean±standard deviation (SD) is indicated. Patients are subdivided into suppressors/nonsuppressors at admission and into COR peak Im (improvers)/COR peak NIm (nonimprovers) at discharge. Suppressor: COR1500 in the DEX/CRH test 1 at admission ≤75.3 nmol/l. COR peak Im ( = COR peak improver): Reduction of the COR peak value in the DEX/CRH test between admission and discharge. MD = Major Depression. M = male, F = female. BMI = body mass index. 17-HAMD = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, 17-item version. NRs = nonresponders; Rs = responders. NRm = nonremitters; Rm = remitters. Response and remission rates at week 4 are shown. Statistics: results of χ2-test or oneway ANOVA are provided. Significant results are given in bold letters.