Table 3.
Hormonal evaluation of study subjects
| Delta cortisol is difference in S.cortisol levels before and 40 min after Tablet cortisone acetate 25 mg PO | cases and control | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Healthy controls | ||||
| Mean | Standard Deviation | Mean | Standard Deviation | ||
| TSH (mU/L) | 2.65 | 1.18 | 2.36 | 1.13 | 0.11 |
| free T4 (ng/dl) | 1.2 | .3 | 1.1 | .2 | |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 150.43 | 40.39 | 83.37 | 7.80 | < 0.01 |
| 8 am cortisol (mcg/dl) | 1.29 | 2.19 | .84 | .46 | 0.211 |
| 8 40 am cortisol (mcg/dl) | 13.58 | 10.38 | 7.52 | 7.24 | 0.012 |
| delta (8 40–8 00 am cortisol) | 12.29 | 10.65 | 6.68 | 7.24 | 0.022 |
Mann-Whitney test used to compare values in diabetics and healthy control
Diabetics had higher mean Fasting blood glucose(FBG),TSH & cortisol values