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

Table 4

Salivary cortisol concentrations in healthy volunteers, adrenal insufficient patients, and cirrhotic patients in the 250 μg ACTH test.

		Salivary cortisol (μg/dL)
		Mean	Median	Std	Min	Q1	Q3	Max
Group
Healthy	T0	0.56	0.52	0.31	0.08	0.37	0.68	1.37
	T30	1.58	1.56	0.45	0.83	1.28	1.83	2.72
	T60	2.35	2.19	0.63	1.43	1.89	2.78	4.24
	T90	2.92	2.71	0.82	1.63	2.35	3.40	5.42
Adrenal insufficiency	T0	0.33	0.26	0.30	0.05	0.13	0.36	1.53
	T30	0.32	0.29	0.24	0.05	0.13	0.41	1.17
	T60	0.32	0.27	0.24	0.05	0.12	0.42	0.90
	T90	0.37	0.28	0.50	0.05	0.11	0.37	3.13
Cirrhosis	T0	0.72	0.69	0.42	0.14	0.35	0.99	1.88
	T30	1.47	1.14	0.96	0.37	0.80	1.73	5.19
	T60	2.25	1.97	1.20	0.58	1.47	2.90	5.37
	T90	3.12	2.67	1.93	0.70	1.97	3.87	8.58

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