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. 2015 Aug 20;173(5):633–642. doi: 10.1530/EJE-15-0608

Table 3.

SST results with AUC, best-fit serum cortisol (max (Sensitivity+Specificity−100)) and sensitivities and specificities for serum cortisol concentrations (nmol/l).

Group AUC Best-fit cortisol (nmol/l) Specificity (%) Sensitivity (%)
95 99 100 95 99 100
All patients (n=2773) 0.91 (0.89–0.92) 221 (86%sens+77%spec) 347 461 506 164 107 <20
All current GC use (n=404) 0.92 (0.89–0.94) 220 (78%sens+88%spec) 331 386 410 168 63 34
Inhaled GCs (n=166) 0.90 (0.85–0.95) 308 (70%sens+94%spec) 342 347 348 146 62 34
Oral GCs (n=143) 0.89 (0.84–0.94) 213 (74%sens+94%spec) 383 405 413 198 115 114