Figure 1.

Arterial thrombosis-related alterations in serum cortisol level, complete blood count (CBC), and white blood cell (WBC) differential count. (A) Cortisol. (B) Red blood cell (RBC). (C) White blood cell (WBC). Scatter plots (with mean ± SD) are for cortisol levels and WBC: p values are from One-way ANOVA and Bonferroni's post-hoc tests. Box plots are for red blood cell count: p values are from Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA and Dunn’s post-hoc tests. The box covers the interquartile interval (25–75%), with the horizontal line in the box representing the median. The whiskers outside the box correspond to the minimum and maximum values. The dotted horizontal line represents an approximate reference value that was previously reported⁵. Gray shades represent reported reference value ranges⁶. Cortisol levels: Non-operation group (n = 10), Sham-operation groups (n = 9 at 30 min, n = 8 at day 1, and n = 8 at day 4), Thrombosis groups (n = 6 at 30 min, n = 4 at day 1, n = 4 at day 4). RBC and WBC counts: Non-operation group (n = 26), Sham-operation groups (n = 37 at 30 min, n = 21 at day 1, and n = 21 at day 4), and Thrombosis groups (n = 39 at 30 min, n = 13 at day 1, and n = 20 at day 4).