Table 2.

States of physiologic hypercortisolism (66, 67).

Causes	Prevalence of the condition in target populations
•Pregnancy	–
•Depression	8.6% (34) in general population
•Alcohol dependence	4.7% (68) in general population
•Glucocorticoid resistance	Unclear, but probably quite seldom
•Obesity	20% (US) in general population, dependent on country (22)
•Diabetes mellitus	6.4% (estimated) in general population (25)
•Physical stress	Unclear
•Malnutrition	Up to 40% in hospitalized patients (69)
•CBG excess	Unclear