Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 3

Change in serum cortisol between baseline and 60 minutes in healthy volunteers, adrenal insufficient patients, and cirrhotic patients in the 250 μg ACTH test.

	Delta serum cortisol (μg/dL)
	Mean	Median	Std	Min	Q1	Q3	Max
Group
Healthy	15.97	15.63	4.80	7.31	12.30	19.63	25.34
Adrenal insufficiency	2.83	1.73	3.14	-0.04	0.19	5.17	12.33
Cirrhosis	13.48	13.06	5.36	4.23	8.70	16.51	25.56

To convert cortisol micrograms per deciliter to nanomoles per liter, multiply by 27.6.