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/m2)
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.