Clinical Study
Glucocorticoid Functional Reserve in Full-Spectrum Intensity of Primary Hypothyroidism
Table 4
Comparative cortisol values to cosyntropin after LT-4 replacement therapy between cases and their age-matched controls (nmol/L).
| | Cases () | Controls () | value |
| All () | | | | 0 min | 367.5 ± 149.1 | 369.2 ± 91.4 | 0.93 | 30 min | 653.2 ± 138.3 | 677.0 ± 82.4 | 0.25 | 60 min | 661.6 ± 144.4 | 669.9 ± 83.7 | 0.89 | Group 1 () | | | | 0 min | 391.9 ± 176.3 | 383.3 ± 110.5 | 0.82 | 30 min | 678.3 ± 155.5 | 673.2.0 ± 79.1 | 0.87 | 60 min | 698.4 ± 148.0 | 679.1 ± 95.6 | 0.54 | Group 2 () | | | | 0 min | 302.3 ± 87.4 | 348.6 ± 85.9 | 0.15 | 30 min | 640.7 ± 119.9 | 663.7 ± 108.1 | 0.43 | 60 min | 629.9 ± 94.9 | 686.5 ± 66.3 | 0.07 | Group 3 () | | | | 0 min | 442.5 ± 198.4 | 361.7 ± 40.4 | 0.13 | 30 min | 662.1 ± 167.8 | 687.9 ± 61.6 | 0.58 | 60 min | 619.7 ± 166.3 | 634.8 ± 66.32 | 0.74 |
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All values given in nmol/L to convert to mg/dL are divided by 27.59.
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