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Table 3 Mean (±SEM) pre-treatment salivary cortisol, peak height of salivary cortisol, salivary cortisol reactivity and area under the curve for lean and overweight/obese men

From: Cortisol, alpha amylase, blood pressure and heart rate responses to food intake in men aged 50–70 years: importance of adiposity

 

Lean

Overweight/Obese

p value*

(n = 19)

(n = 17)

Pre-treatment (μg/dL)

0.411 ± 0.04

0.345 ± 0.03

0.204

Peak height (μg/dL)

0.532 ± 0.06

0.654 ± 0.09

0.251

Reactivity (μg/dL)

0.121 ± 0.06

0.309 ± 0.08

0.083

AUC (μg*min/dL)

−3.250 ± 19.49

10.182 ± 18.03

0.039

  1. * Univariate analysis of variance.
  2. AUC Area under the curve.
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BMC Obesity

ISSN: 2052-9538

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