Juliana Dos Santos Müller, Ila Rocha Falcão, Maria Carolina Barreto Moreira Couto, Wendel da Silva Viana, Ivone Batista Alves, Denise Nunes Viola, Courtney Georgette Woods, Rita Franco Rêgo
Health-Related Quality of Life among Artisanal Fisherwomen/Shellfish Gatherers: Lower than the General Population
International journal of environmental research and public health
sex steroid hormones emerging significant biomarkers depression among women epilepsy wwe promising prognostic potential therapeutic end point therefore study aimed exploring association sex steroids hormones antiseizure medication asm depression among wwe baseline questionnaire used obtain sociodemographics clinical characteristic one hundred twelve 112 wwe 50 age matched healthy control diagnosis epilepsy electroencephalography eeg description based 2017 international league epilepsy ilae criteria blood samples collected cases control luteal phase lp follicular phase fp zung selfrating depression scale zsrds used assess depression prevalence depression among wwe 188 significant difference level formal education p0000 age p0000 mean zsrds p0000 among cases control statistical difference hormonal levels cases control regards higher testosterone 328 999 vs 031 030 p0037 lower fp prolactin 1637 2014 vs 1720 744 p0778 lower lp prolactin 1574 1822 vs 1767 727 p0473 testosterone p0024 fp follicle stimulating hormone fsh p0009 fp estradiol p0006 lp fsh p0031 lp progesterone p0023 lp prolactin p0000 associated depression however prolactin p0042 testosterone p0000 predicts depression among wwe higher mean depression score lower prolactin higher testosterone level among cases compared control furthermore lower prolactin higher testosterone level carbamazepine cbz group compared levetiracetam lev groups