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Table 3 Studies in Burnout syndrome and healthy subjects (N = 33): Methods of assessment and respective results

From: Adrenal fatigue does not exist: a systematic review

Procedure

Number of studies (% of total)

Not different (%)

Decreased (%)

Increased (%)

DAC

17 (51.5 %)

10 (58.8 %)

4 (23.5 %)

3 (17.7 %)

CAR

16 (48.5 %)

9 (56.2 %)

6 (37.5 %)

1 (6.3 %)

MSC

12 (36.4 %)

8 (66.7 %)

1 (8.3 %)

3 (25.0 %)

SCR

12 (36.4 %)

7 (58.3 %)

3 (25.0 %)

2 (16.7 %)

NSC

10 (30.3 %)

7 (70.0 %)

2 (20.0 %)

1 (10.0 %)

DST

7 (21.2 %)

5 (71.4 %)

2 (28.6 %)

-

MST

5 (15.2 %)

4 (80.0 %)

1 (20.0 %)

-

DHEA-S

5 (15.2 %)

3 (60.0 %)

2 (40.0 %)

-

ACTH

4 (10.1 %)

3 (75.0 %)

-

1 (25.0 %)

AUC

3 (9.1 %)

2 (66.7 %)

1 (33.3 %)

-

ACTH MST

2 (6.1 %)

2 (100 %)

-

-

CST

2 (6.1 %)

-

1 (50 %)

1 (50 %)

4 PM cortisol

1

1

-

-

DST + CRH cortisol

1

1

-

-

DST + CRH ACTH

1

1

-

-

CAR 15 min

1

1

-

-

CAR 60 min

1

1

-

-

DHEA-S MST

1

-

1

-

UFC

1

-

1

-

OGTT cortisol

1

-

-

1

Cortisol/ACTH ratio

1

-

-

1

  1. Legends: (*): DAC direct awakening cortisol, CAR cortisol awakening response, MSC morning serum (& salivary) cortisol, SCR salivary cortisol rhythm, NSC night salivary cortisol, DST dexamethasone suppression test, MST mental stress test, DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone, AUC area under-the-curve (estimated cortisol release), CST cosyntropin stimulation test, CRH corticotropin releasing hormone, UFC 24 h-urinary free cortisol, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test