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Methods: In 82 individuals (23 males) aged 57.3 \u00b1 12.6 years, BMI 27.1 \u00b1 5.1 kg\/m2, where the majority were diagnosed with adrenal incidentalomas (n = 75), we performed an SSST preceded by a 120 min postural test (first protocol), or immediately after waking (second protocol, a cross-over design). Results: Though aldosterone and renin concentrations before the onset of SSST were higher after the first protocol (p &lt; 0.001), an overall suppression of aldosterone was not different after the first versus the second protocol (6.34 \u00b1 0.68 ng\/dL (mean \u00b1 SEM) versus 5.74 \u00b1 0.66 ng\/dL, p = 0.124). There was no significant difference between the number of individuals with aldosterone &gt; 10 ng\/dL, i.e., nine (11%) for the first protocol versus eight (9.75%) for the second protocol, p = 1.00, and for the \u201cgrey zone\u201d aldosterone of 7.8\u201310 ng\/mL after SSST (five (6.1%) in each group, p = 1.0). Aldosterone-to-direct-renin ratio (ADR ratio) was higher in those who failed to suppress aldosterone (p &lt; 0.001) but offered a poor prediction of SSST outcome with the lowest ADR ratio of 0.398 ng\/dL\/\u00b5IU\/mL in those with aldosterone &gt; 7.8 ng\/dL, and the highest ADR ratio of 26.04 ng\/dL\/\u00b5IU\/mL for those with aldosterone &lt; 7.8 ng\/dL on SSST. Conclusions: Two-hour postural test before SSST does not significantly impact aldosterone suppression after saline infusion, while the ADR ratio does not fully discriminate between those who suppress and those who do not suppress aldosterone secretion on SSST, at least in those with adrenal incidentalomas.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15124410","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,8]],"date-time":"2026-06-08T05:43:46Z","timestamp":1780897426000},"page":"4410","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of a Prior Two-Hour Postural Test on Seated Saline Suppression Test Results in Patients Predominantly Evaluated for Adrenal Incidentalomas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9113-2804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Krzysztof C.","family":"Lewandowski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine\u2014Collegium Medicum, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Mazovian University in Plock, D\u0105browskiego 2, 09-402 Plock, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5901-8569","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Katarzyna","family":"Wojciechowska-Durczy\u0144ska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric and Adult Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland"},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, \u201cPolish Mother\u2019s\u201d Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Rzgowska 281\/289, 93-338 Lodz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kinga","family":"Krawczyk-Rusiecka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatric and Adult Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland"},{"name":"Department of Endocrinology & Metabolic Diseases, \u201cPolish Mother\u2019s\u201d Memorial Hospital Research Institute, Rzgowska 281\/289, 93-338 Lodz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marta","family":"Mikulak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine\u2014Collegium Medicum, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Mazovian University in Plock, D\u0105browskiego 2, 09-402 Plock, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ewa","family":"Bieniek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine\u2014Collegium Medicum, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology & Diabetes, Mazovian University in Plock, D\u0105browskiego 2, 09-402 Plock, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3690-5368","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wojciech","family":"Horzelski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lodz, Stefana Banacha 22, 90-238 Lodz, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3771","DOI":"10.1210\/clinem\/dgaa606","article-title":"Evolution of the Primary Aldosteronism Syndrome: Updating the Approach","volume":"105","author":"Vaidya","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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