Research Article
Morning Serum Cortisol as a Predictor for the HPA Axis Recovery in Cushing’s Disease
Table 2
Characteristics of the patients of CAS and CAI.
| | Parameters | CAS (n = 27) | CAI (n = 42) | value |
| | Age (y) | 43 (32, 54) | 42 (33, 48) | 0.744 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.5 (21.0, 25.0) | 21.7 (20.3, 23.0) | 0.121 | | SBP (mmHg) | 127 ± 13 | 123 ± 12 | 0.293 | | DBP (mmHg) | 79 ± 11 | 80 ± 8 | 0.760 | | FBG (mmol/L) | 4.8 (4.4, 4.9) | 4.6 (4.3, 4.9) | 0.640 | | HbA1C (%) | 5.5 (5.2, 5.7) | 5.3 (5.2, 5.7) | 0.252 | | Na+ (mmol/l) | 141 (139, 141) | 141 (139, 142) | 0.239 | | EOSR (%) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.5) | 2.7 (1.7, 3.4) | 0.133 | | Postoperative course (m) | 16 (8, 23) | 9 (5, 18) | 0.025 | | MSC (μg/dl) | 9.06 ± 2.57 | 6.72 ± 2.17 | 0.001 | | Morning ACTH (pg/ml) | 24.2 (11.1, 33.8) | 22.4 (15.2, 32.2) | 0.77 |
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. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1C; EOSR, eosinophils ratio; MSC, morning serum cortisol; CAI, central adrenal insufficiency; CAS, central adrenal sufficiency. |
