Table 1. The table shows the mean cortisol levels ± SD for men and women with low, medium and high EE, pre- and post the acute stress task.

EE level	Pre-stress cortisolMean (± SD) nmol/L	Post-stress cortisolMean (± SD) nmol/L	n
Men			127
Low	253 (±92)	271 (±107)	39
Medium	238 (±83)	253 (±95)	59
High	220 (±65)	217 (±53)	29
Women			181
Low	236 (±86)	207 (±86)	48
Medium	250 (±98)	236 (±97)	84
High	245 (±92)	229 (±89)	49