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ea0041ep25 | Adrenal cortex (to include Cushing's) | ECE2016

Low positive predictive value of midnight salivary cortisol measurement to detect hypercortisolism in type 2 diabetes

Steffensen Charlotte , Thomsen Henrik Holm , Dekkers Olaf M , Christiansen Jens S , Rungby Jorgen , Jorgensen Jens Otto L

Background: Hypercortisolism is prevalent in type 2 diabetes (T2D), but analytical and functional uncertainties prevail. Measurement of salivary cortisol is considered an expedient screening method for hypercortisolism, but its usefulness in the context of T2D is uncertain.Aim: To compare late night salivary cortisol (LNSC) with the 1 mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST), which was considered ‘reference standard’, in T2D.<p cla...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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