Table 3.

The results of Mann-Whitney’s U test performed for concentrations (mg/24 h urine) of nineteen steroid hormones analyzed in samples from patients with adrenal incidentaloma vs. control and Cushing’s syndrome patients vs. control (statistical significance level at p < 0.05).

Compound	Adrenal Incidentaloma vs. Control	Cushing’s Syndrome vs. Control
Androsterone	U = 401.50; p < 0.39	U = 111.00; p < 0.0001
Etiocholanolone	U = 378.50; p < 0.23	U = 0.00; p < 0.0001
11-Keto-androsterone	U = 458.50; p < 0.96	U = 215.00; p < 0.12
11-Hydroxy-androsterone	U = 380.00; p < 0.24	U = 177.00; p < 0.02
11-Hydroxy-etiocholanolone	U = 364.50; p < 0.16	U = 280.00; p < 0.76
Androstenetriol	U = 437.00; p < 0.72	U = 215.50; p < 0.12
Pregnanetriol	U = 454.00; p < 0.91	U = 180.00; p < 0.03
Tetrahydro-11-deoxycortisol	U = 366.00; p < 0.17	U = 281.50; p < 0.79
11-Keto-pregnanetriol	U = 436.50; p < 0.71	U = 161.50; p < 0.01
Pregnenetriol	U = 349.50; p < 0.11	U = 132.50; p < 0.0001
Tetrahydrocortisone	U = 411.00; p < 0.46	U = 7.00; p < 0.0001
Tetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone	U = 341.00; p < 0.08	U = 140.0; p < 0.0001
Tetrahydrocorticosterone	U = 147.50; p < 0.0001	U = 0.00; p < 0.0001
allo-Tetrahydrocorticosterone	U = 438.00; p < 0.73	U = 194.50; p < 0.05
Tetrahydrocortisol	U = 131.00; p < 0.0001	U = 0.00; p < 0.0001
allo-Tetrahydrocortisol	U = 308.00; p < 0.003	U = 19.50; p < 0.0001
α-Cortol	U = 140.00; p < 0.0001	U = 0.00; p < 0.0001
(α + β)-Cortolone	U = 445.50; p < 0.81	U = 192.00; p < 0.04