Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of 18 paediatric patients with Cushing syndrome at the time of transsphenoidal surgery

	Mean ± SD	Normal range
Midnight cortisol	16.1 ± 6.8 mcg/dL	<4.4 µg/dL
Plasma ACTH	53.0 ± 25.8 pg/mL	5‐46 pg/mL
Glucose	99.6 ± 14.9 mg/dL	74‐106 mg/dL
Prevalence of hypertension, systolic	38%
Prevalence of hypertension, diastolic	17%
Height SDS	−0.78 ± 1.41
BMI/BMI z‐score	25.8 ± 12.5/1.93 ± 0.78
Period of disease before diagnosis	2.3 ± 1.7 y
Total cholesterol	169.2 ± 32.3 mg/dL	Acceptable: <170 mg/dL Borderline high risk: 170‐199 mg/dL Elevated: ≥200 mg/dL
HDL	52.2 ± 11.1 mg/dL	<35 mg/dL
LDL	96.9 ± 29.2 mg/dL	Acceptable: <110 mg/dL Borderline high risk: 110‐129 mg/dL Elevated: ≥130 mg/dL