Before | After | After – before | |||||
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Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | 95% CI | p value* |
UFC=urinary free cortisol. | |||||||
Values are mean (SD). | |||||||
*Paired t test. | |||||||
Cortisol (ng/ml) | |||||||
Basal | 155 | 65 | 137 | 78 | –18 | –41 to 5 | 0.118 |
Peak | 269 | 57 | 238 | 58 | –31 | –55 to –7 | 0.013 |
Delta | 114 | 59 | 101 | 53 | –13 | –38 to 12 | 0.308 |
AUC | 1275 | 303 | 1100 | 327 | –175 | –288 to –63 | 0.003 |
ACTH (pg/ml) | |||||||
Basal | 41 | 43 | 27 | 22 | –14 | –27 to –0.4 | 0.045 |
Peak | 88 | 51 | 62 | 35 | –26 | –43 to –9 | 0.004 |
Delta | 47 | 44 | 35 | 32 | –12 | –31 to 7 | 0.199 |
AUC | 298 | 159 | 221 | 93 | –77 | –124 to –29 | 0.003 |
UFC | 14.9 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 0.1 | –5.2 to 5.4 | 0.967 |