Relationship between serum cortisol levels, stereotypies, and the presence of autism spectrum disorder in patients with severe intellectual disability

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Stereotypies are one of the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are common to both ASD and intellectual disability (ID). Previous studies have been inconclusive, with some showing a positive correlation between stereotypies and cortisol, while others have shown a negative correlation. We hypothesised and investigated the presence of ASD as one of the variables involved in this discrepancy. We tested the following hypotheses on serum cortisol in a total of 84 hospitalised patients with severe ID and ASD with severe ID. Hypothesis (1) Higher levels of stereotypies are associated with higher levels of serum cortisol. Hypothesis (2) The presence of ASD will moderate the association between stereotypies and high serum cortisol levels. The results of the analysis supported hypotheses (1) and (2). We also found that in the population with ID, serum cortisol levels were significantly lower in the ASD group compared to the non-ASD group. The present findings that the association between stereotypies and serum cortisol levels in people with severe ID is moderated by the presence of ASD suggest that the stress response system may function differently in people with ID and ASD than in the general population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 26. März, Seite 7139

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ohtsubo, Takeru [VerfasserIn]
Mizoguchi, Yoshito [VerfasserIn]
Aita, Chie [VerfasserIn]
Imamura, Yoshiomi [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Momoko [VerfasserIn]
Kunitake, Yutaka [VerfasserIn]
Tateishi, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Ueno, Takefumi [VerfasserIn]
Monji, Akira [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autism spectrum disorder
Cortisol
Hydrocortisone
Intellectual disability
Journal Article
Stereoty
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Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-57459-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370214943