Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
Table 2
Serum cortisol concentrations in healthy volunteers, adrenal insufficient patients, and cirrhotic patients in the 250 μg ACTH test.
Serum cortisol (μg/dL)
Mean
Median
SD
Min
Q1
Q3
Max
Group
Healthy
T0
15.15
13.95
5.66
6.14
11.18
18.48
29.61
T30
26.45
27.34
4.64
18.74
23.15
29.63
41.26
T60
31.12
32.23
4.60
22.09
27.38
34.01
45.24
T90
34.22
34.55
4.72
26.29
30.62
37.68
47.68
Adrenal insufficiency
T0
1.94
0.67
2.78
0.03
0.21
2.45
10.10
T30
3.87
2.23
4.61
0.03
0.68
5.07
17.53
T60
4.78
2.51
5.52
0.03
0.84
6.42
21.20
T90
5.22
2.54
6.14
0.03
0.84
7.09
23.30
Cirrhosis
T0
12.75
12.27
5.91
2.05
8.20
17.80
24.85
T30
21.52
22.35
6.79
11.02
16.35
26.33
40.20
T60
26.23
26.73
7.93
13.83
18.59
32.96
42.76
T90
29.94
29.89
9.01
15.28
21.31
38.17
45.67
T0, baseline; T30, 30 min after administration; T60, 60 min after administration; T90, 90 min after administration. To convert cortisol micrograms per deciliter to nanomoles per liter, multiply by 27.6.
