Table 2.

Laboratory findings in the study patients

	Simple obesity	Cushing’s syndrome	p
ACTH (pg/ml)	25.7 [15–51]	35 [13.5–94.5]	0.43
Cortisol (μg/dL)	10.2 [7.8–14.8]	9.4 [8.1–13.5]	0.88
Glucose (mg/dL)	99 [91–113]	100 [93.5–114]	0.91
Insulin (mU/ml)	14.7 [7.4–24.2]	18.9 [14.9–28.5]	0.07
f T4 (ng/dL)	1.2 [1.07–1.4]	1.1 [1.04–1.63]	0.56
TSH (mIU/L)	1.64 [0.9–2.8]	1.78 [1.6–4.2]	0.25
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	203 [172–249]	238.5 [178–264]	0.24
LDL-c (mg/dL)	129 [97–159]	168 [122–168]	0.15
HDL-c (mg/dL)	44 [37.5–50.5]	46 [29–66]	0.72
VLDL-c (mg/dL)	24 [17–33]	38 [16.2–50]	0.2
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	120 [86–161]	208 [89.8–251]	0.15
Urine cortisol (μg/24 h)	28 [15–92.5]	74 [27–133]	0.02
DMST cortisol (μg/dL)	0.88 [0.7–1.15]	3.35 [2.5–6.5]	< 0.0001
HOMA-R (mg/dl × mU/ml)	4.02 [1.91–6.59]	4.66 [4.38–9.08]	0.06

Values are medians and interquartile ranges.

DMST: 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test