Leukocytes ×109 cells·L−1 | 20.6 (4.0–46.1) | 12.2 (2.2–49.2) | 0.07 | 13.3 (2.2–49.2) | 13.3 (3.6–25.5) | 0.79 |
CRP mg·L−1 | 200 (77–300) | 229 (26–606) | 0.48 | 220 (36–477) | 214 (26–606) | 0.62 |
PCT ng·mL−1 | 1.92 (0.17–18) | 1.29 (<0.1–68) | 0.49 | 1.69 (<0.1–41) | 0.54 (<0.1–68) | 0.22 |
IL-6 pg·mL−1 | 76.5 (11–>1000) | 34.9 (3–>1000) | 0.13 | 77.5 (11–>1000) | 28.1 (3–177) | 0.001 |
TNF-α pg·mL−1 | 34.2 (11–108) | 23.6 (7–174) | 0.34 | 23.9 (7–174) | 22.8 (9–100) | 0.34 |
Cortisol before ACTH nmol·L−1 | 986 (408–2208) | 523 (168–1841) | 0.009 | 685 (355–2208) | 430 (168–708) | <0.001 |
Cortisol after ACTH nmol·L−1 | 1990 (915–2223) | 1018 (570–2495) | 0.014 | 1288 (586–2495) | 950 (570–1523) | <0.001 |
ΔCortisol | 676 (149–1274) | 496 (45–980) | 0.57 | 577 (45–1274) | 477 (189–870) | 0.25 |
ACTH pmol·L−1 | 5.9 (<2.2–78) | 3.4 (<2.2–17.4) | 0.12 | 5.1 (<2.2–78) | 3.1 (<2.2–10.1) | 0.012 |
DHEA nmol·L−1 | 47.8 (6.4–88) | 19.7 (2.3–115) | 0.16 | 23 (3.5–92) | 19.8 (2.3–115) | 0.38 |
DHEA %# | 542 (91–1259) | 163 (33–1140) | 0.07 | 260 (50–1259) | 139 (33–702) | 0.018 |
DHEAS μmol·L−1 | 3.3 (<0.4–6.3) | 2.6 (<0.4–13.3) | 0.70 | 2.6 (<0.4–12.9) | 3.1 (<0.4–13.3) | 0.61 |
DHEAS %# | 153 (15–315) | 63 (8–370) | 0.12 | 80 (8–370 | 63 (8–290) | 0.44 |
Cortisol/DHEA, median (range) | 26 (20–64) | 31 (5–120) | 0.96 | 34 (5–120) | 20 (6–120) | 0.13 |
DHEA/DHEAS | 12 (6–28) | 8 (2–154) | 0.08 | 11 (2–154) | 7 (3–23) | 0.013 |