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ea0013p270 | Steroids | SFEBES2007

Establishing a reference range for urine cortisol:creatinine ratio

Reynolds Rebecca , Ho Clement , Sawyers Louise , Gough Kathleen , Shearing Catherine

Background: Measurement of urinary cortisol is commonly used in the investigation of suspected Cushing’s Syndrome and is most often performed using immunoassay. This approach exhibits significant assay variability necessitating the use of method specific reference ranges. A reference range for cortisol nmol/L: creatinine mmol/L ratio is reported based on the results from 104 early morning urine samples collected from healthy individuals and analysed using the AutoDelfia A...