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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Aug 13;174(1):42–50. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.15111500

Table 4:

Depressed Participants with a Metabolic Disorder and with No Metabolic Disorder: Findings

Other Metabolic Disorders-Depressed Participants Metabolic Findings CSF 5-MTHF Levels nmol/L Serum folate Levels ng/mL Psychiatric Medications at Initial Visit Initial SIQ Initial BDI
13 Abnormal acylcarnitine profile 68 17.6 Citalopram, and Melatonin 53 37
14 Low creatine levels in urine/guan rat 55 13.4 Aripiprazole, Diazepam, Methylphenidate, Lamotrigine, and Bupropion 15 38
15 Abnormal acylcarnitine profile 60 >20.0 Lamotrigine, Clonazepam, and Fluoxetine 33 35
16 Abnormal acylcarnitine profile 109 19.3 Levothyroxine Sodium, Lorazepam, Sertraline, Lurasidone, and Hydroxyzine 36 29
17 Fabry disease 77 14.5 Lithium Carbonate, and Desyrel 15 19
18 Abnormal acylcarnitine profile 92 10.2 Gabapentin, Lithium Carbonate, Lamotrigine, Clonazepam, and Olanzapine 32 32
19 Abnormal acylcarnitine profile and low creatine levels in urine/guan ratio 59 >20.0 Nortriptyline and Sertraline 72 32
20 20p12.1 microdeletion on chromosome analysis 67 >20.0 Venlafaxine and Fluvoxamine 22 24
21 15q13.3 microduplication on chromosome analysis 45 16.6 Desvenlafaxine, Divalproex Sodium, and Aripiprazole 17 26
No Metabolic Disorder-Depressed Participants Other Findings CSF 5-MTHF Levels nmol/L Serum folate Levels ng/mL Psychiatric Medications at Initial Visit Initial SIQ Initial BDI
22 60 17.5 Imipramine, Venlafaxine, and Quetiapine Fumarate 37 41
23   46 >20.0 Sertraline, and Quetiapine Fumarate 59 33
24 54 >20.0 Amitryptiline, Citalopram, Lovasal, and Levothyroxine Sodium 12 12
25   58 9.8 Bupropion, Vilazodone, Temazepam, and Clonazepam 11 19
26   49 10.3 Lamotrigine and Melatonin 22 25
27 52 17.6 none 41 22
28   59 >20.0 Clozapine 88 49
29 53 >20.0 Venlafaxine 11 17
30   59 18.6 Clonazepam 55 39
31 51 >20.0 none 20 22
32   78 >20.0 Fluoxetine, Lamotrigine, and Mirtazapine 48 24
33   48 >20.0 Lisdexamphetamine, Desyrel, and Levothyroxine Sodium 49 30

CSF = Cerebrospinal Fluid, 5-MTHF = 5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, SIQ = Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, BDI = Beck Depression Inventory