Table 3.

Sex-biased preselected microRNA (miR) levels.

miR	Men [M (95% CI)] n = 11	Women [M (95% CI)] n = 30	p	q
miR-10b-5p	0.156 (0.011–0.301)	0.538 (0.064–1.012)	0.123	0.263
miR-129-5p	0.289 (−0.055 to 0.632)	0.656 (0.361–0.950)	0.095	0.263
miR-133a-5p	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.061 (−0.062 to 0.184)	0.324	0.400
miR-141-3p	46.671 (8.018–85.323)	30.601 (19.490–41.712)	0.398	0.440
miR-143-3p	0.725 (−0.202 to 1.653)	4.198 (−1.692 to 10.088)	0.244	0.390
miR-145-5p	0.011 (−0.002 to 0.024)	0.094 (0.042–0.146)	0.003	0.067
miR-150-3p	0.310 (−0.085 to 0.706)	0.595 (0.248–0.942)	0.260	0.390
miR-15a-5p	0.237 (−0.177 to 0.652)	0.191 (0.052–0.331)	0.822	0.822
miR-16-5p	17.875 (3.201–38.95)	35.814 (24.033–47.59)	0.125	0.263
miR-146a-5p	0.018 (−0.000 to 0.036)	0.063 (0.021–0.105)	0.048	0.216
miR-185-3p	4.079 (−0.165 to 8.323)	4.639 (2.751–6.526)	0.797	0.822
miR-191-5p	1.441 (−0.532 to 3.414)	4.419 (2.734–6.104)	0.021	0.216
miR-203a-5p	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.215	0.376
miR-210-5p	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.215	0.376
miR-211-5p	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.306	0.400
miR-31-5p	0.000 (0.000–0.000)	0.001 (−0.001 to 0.003)	0.305	0.400
miR-409-3p	0.152 (−0.123 to 0.427)	0.937 (0.120–1.754)	0.070	0.244
miR-409-5p	1.281 (−0.217 to 2.779)	3.816 (1.766–5.866)	0.043	0.216
miR-431-5p	1.185 (0.145–2.225)	2.537 (1.575–3.498)	0.051	0.216
miR-488-3p	0.236 (−0.249 to 0.721)	0.041 (−0.014 to 0.097)	0.398	0.440
miR-7g-5p	0.901 (0.237–1.565)	1.510 (1.066–1.954)	0.116	0.263

M, mean; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; miR, microRNA; CD, Cushing's disease; EAS, ectopic ACTH-syndrome.