Evaluation of Midnight Salivary Cortisol as a Predictor Factor for Common Carotid Arteries Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Adenomas

Table 3

Comparison of clinical parameters between patients with MSC > 8.3 nmol/L (Group A) and ≤8.3 nmol/L (Group B) (a). Comparison of IMT values between Group A and Group B with the matched controls (b).

(a)

		Mean	SD	%	value
Left IMT (cm)
Group A	8	0.068	0.024		NS
Group B	24	0.070	0.014
Right IMT (cm)
Group A	8	0.069	0.024		NS
Group B	24	0.071	0.016
Age (yrs)
Group A	8	58.2	12.4		NS
Group B	24	60.2	8.5
BMI (kg/m^2)
Group A	8	28.3	5.6		NS
Group B	24	26.4	4.4
Mass size (cm)
Group A	8	2.5	0.4		NS
Group B	24	2.8	0.9
Hypertension (%)
Group A	8			62.5	NS
Group B	24			54.2
IGT/diabetes (%)
Group A	8			75.0	NS
Group B	24			71.4

(b)

		Mean	SD	value
Left IMT (cm)
Group A	8	0.066	0.024	0.01
Controls	8	0.0588	0.009
Right IMT (cm)
Group A	8	0.067	0.024	0.03
Controls	8	0.057	0.011
Left IMT (cm)
Group B	24	0.070	0.014	0.01
Controls	24	0.060	0.010
Right IMT (cm)
Group B	24	0.073	0.016	0.006
Controls	24	0.062	0.010

IMT = intima media thickness, BMI = body mass index, IGT = impaired glucose tolerance, = numbers of patients, SD = standard deviations, and NS = not significant.