Table 3.

Hormone levels, basal and after administration of 1 μg ACTH and 0.25 mg dexamethasone (dex) – healthy subjects vs T2D, subdivided by gender.

	T2D men (n=11)	T2D women (n=10)	P T2D men vs women	Healthy men (n=20)	Healthy women (n=18)	P healthy men vs women	P T2D vs healthy men	P T2D vs healthy women
S-IGF1, basal (s.d.)	0.4±0.5	0.2±0.3	NS	0.2±0.2	0.3±0.2	NS	NS	NS
S-IGFBP1, basal (μg/l)	37±4	34±5	NS	32±4	38±5	NS	NS	NS
S-cortisol, basal before ACTH (nmol/l)	451±43	391±26	NS	368±22	403±22	NS	NS	NS
S-cortisol, peak after ACTH (nmol/l)	691±42	696±47	NS	582±21	675±26	0.023	0.024	NS
Δ cortisol after ACTH (nmol/l)	240±31	305±42	NS	214±23	267±17	NS	NS	NS
S-cortisol, basal before dex (nmol/l)	473±40	423±43	NS	409±22	380±22	NS	NS	NS
S-cortisol, after dex (nmol/l)	321±42	244±24	NS	280±21	240±22	NS	NS	NS
Δ cortisol after dex (%)	−32.0±7.3	−40.4±5.8	NS	−32.2±2.9	−39.7±5.1	NS	NS	NS