Glucocorticoid Functional Reserve in Full-Spectrum Intensity of Primary Hypothyroidism

Table 5

Comparative cortisol values to cosyntropin after LT-4 replacement therapy between cases and their age-matched controls (nmol/L).

	Before L-T4 ()	After L-T4 ()
All ()
0 min	357.3 ± 144.8	367.5 ± 149.1	0.70
30 min	612.6 ± 133.1	653.2 ± 138.3	0.04*
60 min	603.4 ± 153.7	661.6 ± 144.4	0.06
Group 1 ()
0 min	384.6 ± 152.2	391.9 ± 176.3	0.86
30 min	652.5 ± 101.3	678.3 ± 155.5	0.44
60 min	618.3 ± 177.0	698.4 ± 148.0	0.03*
Group 2 ()
0 min	346.9 ± 148.5	302.3 ± 87.4	0.32
30 min	636.5 ± 112.8	640.7 ± 119.9	0.92
60 min	598.9 ± 135.0	629.9 ± 94.9	0.47
Group 3 ()
0 min	348.9 ± 157.5	442.5 ± 198.4	0.02*
30 min	540.9 ± 178.7	662.1 ± 167.8	0.01*
60 min	611.7 ± 115.6	619.7 ± 166.3	0.84

All values given in nmol/L to convert to mg/dL are divided by 27.59.
*Significant at of ≤0.05.