Basal and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Stimulated Plasma Cortisol Levels Among Egyptian Autistic Children: Relation to Disease Severity

Table 2 Relationship between hormonal profile and autistic severity.

	Mild to moderate (n = 26)	Severe (n = 24)	t	p
Morning basal cortisol (ug/dl)	12.96 ± 4.28 (5.32-19.29)	8.15 ± 4.14 (2.41-16.32)	3.90	0.041*
Morning ACTH (Pg/ml)	26.94 ± 5.02 (18.82-49.61)	33.83 ± 6.08 (20.89-56.24)	4.32	0.033*
Cortisol 60 minutes after ACTH stimulation (ug/dl)	23.42 ± 4.01 (17.10-28.08)	19.94 ± 1.89 (14.38-22.92)	5.29	0.040*

Results are expressed as mean± SD and range, P < 0.05*: significant, ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone

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