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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2011 Apr 13;36(8):1226–1238. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.02.017

Table 2.

Point and interval estimates for model parameters across pubertal stage and gender.

Point Estimate (95% Confidence Interval)
Tanner I/II Tanner III Tanner IV/V
Baseline Cortisol (μg/dl)
 Girls 5.31 (4.89, 5.74) 5.78 (5.34, 6.21) 6.28 (5.56, 7.00)
 Boys 5.96 (5.54, 6.38) 5.35 (4.94, 5.76) 4.80 (4.16, 5.44)
Modulating Constant
 Girls .794 (.711, .878) .661 (.593, .730) .552 (.456, .648)
 Boys .811 (.743, .881) .848 (.784, .912) .886 (.768, 1.004)
Reactivity Rate (μg/dl/min)
 Girls .033 (.031, .036) .028 (.026, .031) .024 (.021, .027)
 Boys .030 (.028, .032) .031 (.029, .032) .032 (.029, .035)
Area Under the Curve (μg/dl)
 Girls 709 (642, 776) 819 (734, 903) 945 (779, 1110)
 Boys 898 (820, 975) 881 (816, 946) 865 (758, 972)
Time to Peak (min)
 Girls 29.9 (27.8, 31.9) 35.2 (32.5, 37.8) 41.4 (36.1, 46.7)
 Boys 33.3 (31.2, 35.3) 32.2 (30.5, 34.0) 31.2 (28.4, 34.1)
Peak Change (μg/dl)
 Girls 8.73 (8.10, 9.36) 8.57 (7.96, 9.17) 8.40 (7.41, 9.39)
 Boys 9.93 (9.34, 10.51) 10.05 (9.53, 10.58) 10.18 (9.26, 11.11)