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| Pediatric studies | Sample | Collection; followup | Outcome | Results |
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| Delahanty et al., 2005 [35] | 58 ED patients | ED; 6 wks | Diagnosis | High cortisol and epinephrine predicted acute PTSD symptoms. |
| Ostrowski et al., 2007 [36] | 54 ED patients | ED; 6 wks, 7 mos | Diagnosis | High cortisol predicted acute PTSD symptoms and PTSD onset in boys. |
| Pervanidou et al., 2007 [37] | 56 MVA patients (9 = PTSD) | ED; 1, 6 mos | Diagnosis | High cortisol and IL-6 predicted PTSD onset. |
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| Adult studies | Sample | Collection; followup | Outcome | Results |
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| Resnick et al., 1995 [38] | 37 rape survivors (19 = PTSD) | ED; 17–157 days | Diagnosis | Low cortisol in previously assaulted women predicted PTSD onset. |
| Yehuda et al., 1998 [39] | 20 rape survivors (11 = PTSD) | ED; 27–157 days | Diagnosis | Cortisol and MHPG did not predict PTSD onset. |
| Delahanty et al., 2000 [40] | 99 MVA patients (9 = ASD) | ED; 1 mo | Diagnosis | Low cortisol predicted acute PTSD symptoms. |
| Bonne et al., 2003 [41] | 21 ED patients (8 = PTSD) | 1 wk; 6 mos | Diagnosis | Cortisol did not predict PTSD onset. |
| Heinrichs et al., 2005 [42] | 43 firefighters (7 = PTSD at 2 yrs) | Training; 6, 9, 12, 24 mos | Symptom report | Cortisol and CA did not predict PTSD onset. |
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McFarlane et al., 1997 [43]
| 40 MVA patients (7 = PTSD) | ED; 2, 10 days and 6 mos | Diagnosis | Low cortisol predicted PTSD onset. |
| Ehring et al., 2008 [44] | 53 MVA patients (5 = PTSD) | ED; 2 wks, 6 mos | Diagnosis | Low cortisol predicted PTSD onset. |
| Shalev et al., 2008 [45]; Videlock et al., 2008 [46] | 155 ED patients (31 = PTSD) | ED; 10 days, and 1, 5 mos | Diagnosis | Cortisol, ACTH, GR, and NE did not predict PTSD onset. |
| Cohen et al., 2011 [47] | 48 orthopedic patients, 13 HC | At hospitalization; 1 mo | Symptom report | High IL-8 and low TGF- predicted acute PTSD symptoms. |
| van Zuiden et al., 2011 [48] | 68 service members, (34 = PTSD) | Prior; following deployment | Symptom report | High GR predicted PTSD onset. |
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