Table 2. Differences into mean and median in salivary cortisol levels (nmol/L) and anxiety scores in children (mYPAS) and parents (HADS) according to group – Botucatu, SP, Brazil, 2019.

Variable	Unaccompanied group n = 24	Accompanied group n = 22	Difference between means and medians (95% CI)	p
Salivary cortisol in children †	5.18 ± 3.13	7.40 ± 5.97	–2.22 (–6.19 to 2.29)	0.258
Salivary cortisol in parents †	2.29 ± 1.56	2.80 ± 1.53	–0.50 (–1.61 to 0.59)	0.354
mYPAS*	37.5 (23.4/51.6)	55.0 (27.9/65.0)	–11.8 (–23.4 to 0)	0.044
HADS – Anxiety*	11.0 (6.0/13.5)	9.0 (5.7/12.0)	1.0 (–1.0 to 4.0)	0.256
HADS – Depression*	7.0 (4.0/10.0)	7.0 (3.0/9.2)	0 (–2.0 to 3.0)	0.800

^†Values expressed in nmol/L as mean and standard deviation – Student’s t test;

*Values expressed as median and interquartile range – Mann-Whitney; HADS – Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.