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. 2024 Dec 6;16(12):e75195. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75195

Table 2. Endocrinological basal values and stress test results.

This table presents the endocrinological basal values and stress test results for the six patients in this study.

Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD).

Abbreviations: BC, basal cortisol; P-C, peak cortisol; LDSH, low dose corticotropin stimulation test; SDST, standard dose corticotropin stimulation test; CRHST, corticotropin releasing hormone stimulation test; P-ACTH, peak ACTH

Case BC, μg/dL ACTH, μg/dL TSH, μIU/mL) FT4, ng/dL P-C (LDST), μg/dL P-C (SDST), μg/dL P-C (CRHST), μg/dL P-ACTH (CRHST), μg/dL
Adrenal Insufficiency
1 9 14 1.5 1.1 18.4 21.8 13 25.6
2 11.4 109 1.6 1.1 15.1 18 N/D N/D
3 4.4 22.4 5.2 0.8 14.3 17.1 14.6 45.7
Mean±SD 8.3±3.6 48.5±52.6 2.8±2.1 1.0±0.2 15.9±2.2 19.0±2.5 13.8±1.1 35.7±14.2
Not Adrenal Insufficiency
4 7.1 16.5 2.3 1.0 19.8 22 18.8 23.2
5 13.9 47.6 2.5 1.2 N/D 21.8 N/D N/D
6 9.7 16.2 3.1 1.1 19.1 25.4 18 51.2
Mean±SD 10.2±3.4 23.4±21.5 2.6±0.4 1.1±0.1 19.5±0.5 23.1±2.0 18.4±0.6 37.2±17.2