Frontiers in Endocrinology
Mildly high cortisol tied to deaths in benign adrenal tumor patients
Patients with mildly elevated cortisol had a mortality hazard ratio of 1.57 versus those with suppressed cortisol; accounting for cancer history weakened the link.Patients with mildly elevated cortisol had a mortality hazard ratio of 1.57 versus those with suppressed cortisol; accounting for cancer history weakened the link.
Accepted, not yet published: cohort · 670 peoplePopulations
Who was studied670 adults with adrenal adenomas, against patients with suppressed cortisol
What changedDeath risk was higher with mildly elevated cortisol than with suppressed cortisol (hazard ratio 1.57)
The catchAdjusting for cancer history weakened the link between mildly elevated cortisol and mortality