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

Table 5

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

	Delta salivary cortisol (μg/dL)
	Mean	Median	Std	Min	Q1	Q3	Max
Group
Healthy	1.79	1.67	0.59	0.99	1.38	2.03	3.61
Adrenal insufficiency	-0.00	0.00	0.18	-0.72	-0.02	0.06	0.35
Cirrhosis	1.53	1.33	0.99	0.08	0.80	1.98	4.65

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