Morning spot urinary cortisol-to-creatinine ratio: a novel screening tool for assessing excess cortisol secretion
Morning spot UCCR is a reliable alternative for the initial evaluation of cortisol secretion and is particularly useful for excluding cortisol excess. Nonetheless, caution is advised when applying this test in males or patients with diabetes.
Authors
- Xiaoling Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-0543)
- Ying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4776-3641)
- Qian Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5729-8264)
- Xianghai Zhou
- Hong Lian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-8076)
- Xiantong Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2349-3042)
- Ping Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9163-6191)
- Simin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9128-2095)
- Linong Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2088-9690)
- Yingning Liu
- Xueyao Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-5563)
- Yiqing Mu
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Peking University People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1663619
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Peking University
- Peking University People's Hospital