Analysis of Circulating MicroRNAs In Vivo following Administration of Dexamethasone and Adrenocorticotropin

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

(a) Dexamethasone test

Patient number	Gender; F/M	Age (year)	Disease/indication for testing	Baseline plasma cortisol (μg/dL)	Cortisol after 1 mg Dex (μg/dL)
1	F	73	Obesity	12.6	1.6
2	F	30	Obesity, hirsutism	19.5	0.5
3	M	65	Obesity	10.7	0.9
4	M	45	Hypertension	17.4	0.9
5	F	61	Obesity, hypertension	9.4	1.6
6	F	68	Adrenal incidentaloma	13.5	1.8
7	M	65	Adrenal incidentaloma	25.6	1.7
8	M	68	Adrenal incidentaloma	19.4	1.7
9	M	59	Adrenal incidentaloma	17.6	1.8
10	F	20	Obesity	20.0	1.3

(b) Tetracosactide test

Patient number	Gender; F/M	Age (year)	Disease/indication for testing	Baseline plasma cortisol (μg/dL)	Cortisol after 250 μg tetracosactide (μg/dL)
1	F	30	Sec. amenorrhea	14.4	35.8
2	F	46	Suspicion for AI	6.6	20.7
3	F	36	Weakness	13.4	31.4
4	F	23	Raromenorrhoea	16.3	33.9
5	F	36	Infertility	7.2	29.5
6	F	37	Sec. amenorrhea	14.2	35.4
7	F	34	Raromenorrhoea	26.0	35.7
8	F	23	Hirsutism	16.0	32.3
9	M	60	Suspicion for AI	15.4	28.0
10	F	23	Infertility	11.0	34.4

AI: adrenal insufficiency.