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MHPG in urine of patients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia and of healthy controls
Author(s) -
Philipp Elisabeth,
Eckert Mathias,
Tuschl Reinhard J.,
Fichter Manfred M.,
Pirke Karl M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199005)9:3<323::aid-eat2260090310>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - anorectic , medicine , urine , endocrinology , anorexia nervosa , excretion , urinary system , anorexia , triiodothyronine , reverse triiodothyronine , psychology , bulimia nervosa , body weight , eating disorders , hormone , psychiatry
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.