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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Nurs. 2008 Nov 4;25(1):18. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.06.003

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of CAH patients: Blood glucose monitored vs unmonitored.

Blood glucose monitored Blood glucose not monitored

Children with CAH 6 14

Females 2 6
Males 4 8

Mean Age (years ± std dev) 6.2 ± 2 6.2 ± 2.5

Severe type of CAH (salt wasters) 5 11

Receiving flutamide/testolactone treatment 0 7

Hydrocortisone (mg/m2/day ± std dev) 13.2 ± 2.7 10.5 ± 4.5

Fludrocortisone (ug/day ± std dev) 67 ± 20 117± 37

Illness episodes 8 32

IM Solu-Cortef® 0 9

Recent serum metanephrine (pg/mL ± std dev) 17.8 ± 12.5 17.3 ± 9.2

History of hospitalization/ER visit(s) for adrenal crisis 5 9