Late-night Salivary Cortisol a Poor Approach for Detecting Cushing’s in Obese Patients, Study Shows
Assessment of late-night salivary cortisol (LNSC) levels is a poor diagnostic tool for detecting Cushing’s disease in obese patients, a new study from Germany shows. The test demonstrated a particularly poor sensitivity in obese people, meaning it will often suggest a patient has Cushing’s disease when that is not the case…