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Published in final edited form as: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2023 Dec 1;53(2):160–171. doi: 10.1016/j.jogn.2023.11.005

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Continuous Variables

Variable	M	SD	Minimum	Maximum
Mother’s Age	34.52	5.62	21	47
Gestational week when cortisol was collected	31.03	3.26	21.7	37.3
Stressors	5.78	5.09	1	31
Perceived stress	15.26	6.80	3	31
Cortisol awakening response (CAR)	0.01	0.16	−0.35	0.62
Diurnal slope	0.24	0.19	−0.28	0.78
Overall cortisol secretion (AUC)	111.75	87.30	−173.14	328.04