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Ten (34%) patients had reversible hyperbilirubinemia and 5 (17%) had WHO grades III-IV renal insufficiency.
CO may also be decreased in adrenal insufficiency as the result of the myofibrillar adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion seen with glucocorticoid deficiency [ 20].
LDL cholesterol was determined according the techniques described in Lipid Research Clinic Program [ 10 ] . A CHD event was defined as the occurrence of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, coronary insufficiency, or coronary death.
The hypodynamic state is usually seen early in adrenal insufficiency and is associated with volume depletion from diarrhea, vomiting, and decreased reabsorption of sodium in the distal tubule.
Since fasting, insulin deficiency, and leptin insufficiency also lead to an elevation in plasma glucocorticoids [ 8 ] , and adrenalectomy of leptin-deficient ob/ob mice largely normalizes hypothalamic gene expression in these mice [ 9 ] , it is plausible that elevated glucocorticoids may mediate some effects of nutritional state on hypothalamic gene expression.