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Late-night Salivary Cortisol Has a Better Performance Than Urinary Free Cortisol in the Diagnosis of Cushing's Syndrome

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Author(s):
Elias, Paula C. L. [1] ; Martinez, Edson Z. [2] ; Barone, Bruno F. C. [1] ; Mermejo, Livia M. [1] ; Castro, Margaret [1] ; Moreira, Ayrton C. [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Med, Div Endocrinol, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto Med Sch, Dept Social Med, Div Stat, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM; v. 99, n. 6, p. 2045-2051, JUN 2014.
Web of Science Citations: 39
Abstract

Context: The comparison of variability, reproducibility, and diagnostic performance of late-night salivary cortisol (LNSF) and urinary free cortisol (UFC) using concurrent and consecutive samples in Cushing's syndrome (CS) is lacking. Objectives, Patients, and Methods: In a prospective study, we evaluated 3 simultaneous and consecutive samples of LNSF by RIA and UFC by liquid chromatography associated with tandem mass spectrometry in Cushing's disease (CD) patients (n = 43), adrenal CS patients (n = 9), and obese subjects (n = 18) to compare their diagnostic performances. In CS patients, we also performed a modified CS severity index. Results: There was no difference in the coefficient of variation (percentage) between LNSF and UFC among the 3 samples obtained for each patient with Cushing's disease (35 +/- 26 vs 31 +/- 24), adrenal CS (28 +/- 14 vs 22 +/- 14), and obesity (39 +/- 37 vs 48 +/- 20). LNSF confirmed the diagnosis of hypercortisolism even in the presence of normal UFC in 17.3% of CS, whereas the inverse situation was not observed for UFC. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curves for LNSF was 0.999 (95% credible interval {[}CI] 0.990-1.00) and for UFC was 0.928 (95% CI 0.809-0.987). The ratio between areas under the curve was 0.928 (95% CI 0.810-0.988), indicating better performance of LNSF than UFC in diagnosing CS. There was no association between the CS severity index and the degree of biochemical hypercortisolism. Conclusion: Our data show that despite similar variability between both methods, LNSF has a superior diagnostic performance than UFC and should be used as the primary biochemical diagnostic test for CS diagnosis. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/03039-7 - Cortisol awakening response (CAR) and circadian rhythm of cortisol in normal individuals and in Cushing's syndrome
Grantee:Silvia Liliana Ruiz Roa
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master