Evaluation of Anthropometric and Metabolic Parameters in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 3

ACTH and cortisol levels in control group versus OSA group.

Parameters	Control group; ()	OSA group; ()
Morning serum ACTH (pg/mL)	35.56 ± 20.82	36.72 ± 21.61	>0.05
Morning serum cortisol (mcg/dL)	12.47 ± 6.25	12.05 ± 4.57	>0.05
Late-night serum cortisol (mcg/dL)	3.82 ± 3.19	6.18 ± 3.19	<0.05
24-hour urinary cortisol (μgr/day)	44.33 ± 42.07	81.96 ± 68.04	<0.05
Morning serum cortisol after 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test (mcg/dL)	0.87 ± 0.45	1.53 ± 1.09	<0.01