Table 4.

Serum level of HPA elements in CM/SM patients

Variable	CM/SM n = 30	CM n = 15	SM n = 15	Control n = 15
CRH	6.8 ±2.3	6.8 ±2.7	6.9 ±1.9	6.7 ±1.5
UCN1	5.3 ±1.4	5.2 ±1.7	5.4 ±1.2	4.8 ±2.3
ACTH	1.13 ±0.46**	1.1 ±0.5*	1.2 ±0.3**	0.64 ±0.3
Cortisol	13.63 ±6.3	12.29 ±5.31	15.07 ±7.29	12.4 ±4.7

^*p = 0.02

^**p = O.OOl, CM/SM vs. control controls [ng/ml].