The Value of Adrenal Androgens for Correcting Cortisol Lateralization in Adrenal Venous Sampling in Patients with Normal Cortisol Secretion

Table 2

Plasma cortisol levels in the adrenal veins measured from repeated samples (t-15, t0) during AVS [M (25-75%)].

Parameter	LAV; (range)	RAV; (range)	PV; (range)	LAV/PV	RAV/PV	Lateralization ratio; (range)
Cortisol (nmol/l) t-15	5600; (2780-9945)	7860; (4260-11360)	309; (247-457)	18.22; (1.97-40.82)	24.39; (3.44-206.47)	1.69; (1.02-5.14)
Cortisol (nmol/l) t0	3420; (1632-7665)	3920; (1515-9120)	292; (234-391)	10.76; (2.16-88.21)	13.42; (2.01-65.50)	1.51; (1.00-6.22)
P (t-15 vs t0)	0.455	0.035	0.082	0.209	0.654	0.904
Variance ratio; (t0–t-15/t-15)	0.61±0.51	0.64±0.37	0.17±0.16

LAV, left adrenal vein; RAV, right adrenal vein; and PV, peripheral vein. side-to-side (high-side to low-side) adrenal vein cortisol gradient.