Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of the patient groups. Data are given as median with 25th and 75th percentiles in brackets. CPA, cortisol producing adenoma; CD, Cushing’s disease.
| n | Age at Surgery (Years) | Sex (%Female) |
Baseline ACTH (pmol/L) |
Cortisol 24 h Urine (nmol/Day) |
Midnight Salivary Cortisol (nmol/L) | Cortisol after 1 mg Dexamethasone (nmol/L) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPA | 7 | 52 [40; 57] | 62 | 0.4 [0.4; 0.8] | 1684 [1449; 2120] | 16.0 [12.7; 24.3] | 386 [326; 431] |
| CD | 8 | 42 [37; 52] | 75 | 10.5 [7.8; 12.1] | 2211 [1949; 2339] | 21.1 [12.0; 27.3] | 373 [233; 622] |
| PBMAH | 10 | 61 [59; 68] | 100 | 0.6 [0.4; 0.7] | 994 [619; 1256] | 15.6 [9.3; 21.1] | 250 [206; 481] |
| Ectopic | 3 | 69 [62; 71] | 66 | 51.3 [35.0; 68.8] | 1168 [939; 22,771] | 95.2 [54.8; 538.9] | 1169 [884; 1454] |
| Controls | 8 | 53 [48; 58] | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA |