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. 2021 May 19;14:1323–1329. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S302291

Table 1.

Summary of Laboratory Data and Dynamic Testing for 22 Patients with Fibromyalgia and Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency

Demographic Data Baseline Measurements CST Insulin Tolerance Test Imaging Therapy and Outcomes
Sex Age (Years) Cortisol (mcg/dL) ACTH (pg/mL) IGF-1 (Z-score) Peak Cortisol (mcg/dl) Peak Cortisol (mcg/dl) Peak GH (ng/mL) Negative Pituitary MRI Treatment Symptom Improvement
F 25 1.1 29 −1.65 16 <1 0.62 Yes HC Unknown
F 48 4.2 7.7 1.22 22 5.4 0.05 Yes HC Yes
F 37 9.7 12 - 15 5.4 0.73 Yes HC No
F 25 6.3 23 −0.84 19 5.7 1.64 No HC Yes
M 56 6.9 26 0.67 7.2 3.83 Yes HC Unknown
F 22 5.7 12 −1.04 18 7.5 12 Yes HC Unknown
F 43 9.4 54 0.13 8.1 0.22 Yes HC, GH Unknown
F 61 9.1 13 −1.37 20 8.1 0.15 Yes HC Yes
F 39 6.5 14 −1.13 19 8.4 0.27 Yes HC Unknown
F 39 8.5 36 1.70 8.5 3.7 Yes HC Yes
F 34 11 19 −1.96 10 0.5 Yes HC, GH Unknown
F 53 7.3 20 0.84 20 11 0.06 Yes HC, GH Yes to HC, no to GH
F 47 9.3 8 22 11 4.9 Yes Pred No
F 21 11 17 11 0.26 Yes HC Unknown
M 32 11 10 1.08 11 0.07 Yes HC Unknown
F 41 4 8.6 −0.17 12 0.36 Yes HC No
M 32 5.7 34 −0.84 26 13 0.03 Yes HC, GH Unknown
F 65 6.8 9.6 −1.82 26 14 0.69 Yes HC Yes
F 39 11 13 −1.71 14 14 Yes HC No
F 19 9.1 9.2 −1.04 23 17 1.37 Yes HC yes
M 26 8.7 19 −1.82 29 17 0.06 Yes HC, GH No to HC, yes to GH
F 25 11 21 17 3.68 No HC Yes

Abbreviations: CST, cosyntropin stimulation test; HC, hydrocortisone; GH, growth hormone; Pred, prednisone; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.