Table 2. Urinary C-peptide (CP): comparison above and below assay sensitivity.
Above CP assay sensitivity n=10 | Below CP assay sensitivity n=18 | p value | |
Blood glucose (mg/dl) (<110) | 109 ± 68 | 166 ± 92 | 0.076 |
HbA1c (%) (4.5–6.2) | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 8.5 ± 1.1 | 0.065 |
Serum cortisol (μg/dl) (3.8–18.4) | 22.3 ± 4.4 | 21.3 ± 6.0 | 0.594 |
Glucagon (pg/ml) (40–180) | 104 ± 38 | 96 ± 43 | 0.637 |
Urinary GH SD score | +0.51 ± 0.58 | +1.26 ± 0.63 | 0.006 |
Urinary cortisol (μg/gCr) | 299 ± 175 | 215 ± 205 | 0.232 |
Urinary adrenaline (μg/gCr) | 22.2 ± 23.8 | 22.6 ± 19.8 | 0.886 |