Liao Y Y, Song Y, Hu J B, Yang S M, Zheng Y, Li Q F
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Department of Endocrinology, People's Hospital of Dianjiang County, Chongqing 408300, China.
Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 2024 Apr 1;63(4):378-385. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20230830-00100.
To analyze the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with primary aldosteronism (PA) associated with subclinical Cushing syndrome (SCS). This retrospective cohort study was conducted at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University in China. Patients with PA were included between January 2014 and December 2022. According to the results of 1-mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test, the patients were divided into the PA group and PA associated with SCS (PA/SCS) group. The demographic information, hormone levels, and follow-up results were analyzed. Independent sample -test, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney test were used for data comparison. A total of 489 PA patients were enrolled in this study, of which 109 had PA/SCS (22.3%). Patients with SCS were on average older (54.4±10.7 vs 47.4±11.0, <0.001); had a larger proportion of women (69.7%, 76/109 vs 57.4%, 218/380; =0.020); and a longer duration of hypertension [96 (36, 180) vs 60 (12, 120) months, =0.001] than patients without SCS. There were 215 and 51 patients in the PA group and PA/SCS group, who completed adrenalectomy and follow-up, respectively. The remission rate of autonomous cortisol secretion in the PA/SCS group was 85.3% (29/34). There was no significant difference in the remission rate of autonomous aldosterone secretion among patients between the PA/SCS and PA group (94.1%, 48/51 vs. 94.4%, 203/215; =1.000), while the clinical remission rate in the PA/SCS group was lower than that in the PA group (39.2%, 20/51 vs. 61.9%, 133/215; =0.003). SCS is common in PA patients (22.3%), and the clinical remission rate is low. Screening using the 1-mg overnight dexamethasone suppression test is recommended for all patients with PA.
分析原发性醛固酮增多症(PA)合并亚临床库欣综合征(SCS)患者的临床特征及预后。本回顾性队列研究在中国重庆医科大学附属第一医院开展。纳入2014年1月至2022年12月期间的PA患者。根据1毫克过夜地塞米松抑制试验结果,将患者分为PA组和PA合并SCS(PA/SCS)组。分析人口统计学信息、激素水平及随访结果。采用独立样本t检验、卡方检验和曼-惠特尼U检验进行数据比较。本研究共纳入489例PA患者,其中109例为PA/SCS(22.3%)。SCS患者平均年龄更大(54.4±10.7岁 vs 47.4±11.0岁,P<0.001);女性比例更高(69.7%,76/109 vs 57.4%,218/380;P=0.020);高血压病程更长[96(36,180)个月 vs 60(12,120)个月,P=0.001]。PA组和PA/SCS组分别有215例和51例患者完成肾上腺切除术及随访。PA/SCS组自主皮质醇分泌缓解率为85.3%(29/34)。PA/SCS组与PA组患者自主醛固酮分泌缓解率无显著差异(94.1%,48/51 vs. 94.4%,203/215;P=1.000),而PA/SCS组临床缓解率低于PA组(39.2%,20/51 vs. 61.9%,133/215;P=0.003)。SCS在PA患者中常见(22.3%),且临床缓解率低。建议对所有PA患者采用1毫克过夜地塞米松抑制试验进行筛查。