Cushing’s Disease: The Relevance of a Combined Dexamethasone Desmopressin Test as a Component of Postoperative Hormonal Evaluation

Table 2

Comparison of ACTH (pg/mL) and cortisol levels (μg/dL) in the remission and uncured subgroups following CDDT.

	Remission ()			Persistent CD ()			value
	Mean ± SD	Median	Range	Mean ± SD	Median	Range
Cortisol (μg/dL)
0′	1.27 ± 0.57	1.0	1.0–2.9	7.72 ± 6.37	4.8	2.4–25.7	<0.001
15′	2.08 ± 3.32	1.0	1.0–14.0	16.43 ± 7.80	16.1	3.1–29.6	<0.001
30′	2.15 ± 3.52	1.1	1.0–14.8	20.61 ± 8.72	22.9	3.0–32.7	<0.001
60′	1.86 ± 2.49	1.0	1.0–10.7	22.22 ± 9.96	24.7	2.9–37.8	<0.001
90′	1.68 ± 1.80	1.0	1.0–8.0	20.86 ± 10.16	22.3	2.5–35.2	<0.001
120′	1.55 ± 1.55	1.0	1.0–7.0	18.69 ± 10.25	18.4	2.7–36.7	<0.001
ACTH (pg/mL)
0′	3.54 ± 3.73	3.0	1.0–15.0	34.31 ± 29.54	19.0	9.0–96.0	<0.001
15′	8.56 ± 9.86	5.0	2.0–36.0	185.62 ± 297.56	91.0	20.0–1135.0	<0.001
30′	6.73 ± 7.34	4.0	1.0–25.0	162.46 ± 232.92	95.0	22.0–900.0	<0.001
60′	4.70 ± 5.28	3.0	0.6–19.0	101.15 ± 128.60	73.0	16.0–502.0	<0.001
90′	3.77 ± 4.01	2.0	0.4–16.0	85.00 ± 115.38	50.0	11.0–441.0	<0.001
120′	3.29 ± 3.20	2.0	1.0–13.0	72.69 ± 104.18	34.0	7.0–395.0	<0.001