Morning Serum Cortisol as a Predictor for the HPA Axis Recovery in Cushing’s Disease

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients included in the study.

Parameters	Value	Parameters	Value
No.	69	Postoperative course (m)	11 (6, 22)
Age (y)	43 (33, 49)	GCs relapcement	42 (61%)
Male (%)	7 (10%)	MSC (μg/dl)	7.47 ± 2.50
Female (%)	62 (90%)	Morning ACTH (pg/ml)	23.1 (15.1, 32.5)
BMI (kg/m^2)	22.0 (20.5, 24.8)	LDT
SBP (mmHg)	125 ± 12	Peak in 30 min (%)	49 (71%)
DBP (mmHg)	79 ± 9	Peak in 60 min (%)	20 (29%)
FBG (mmol/L)	4.7 (4.4, 4.9)	Peak <18 (μg/dl) (%)	42 (61%)
HbA1C (%)	5.4 (5.2, 6.1)	Peak >18 (μg/dl) (%)	27 (39%)

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviations, median (range), or n (percentage). BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1C; GCs, glucocorticoids; LDT = l.