Table 4. Physiological profiles of the 5 behaviourally-discriminated clusters.
Variables (mean ± SEM) | group A; n = 14 | group B; n = 14 | group C; n = 5 | group D; n = 4 | group E; n = 3 |
Plasmatic concentrations | |||||
[ACTH] (pg/mL) | 23.6±3.3 | 24.1±3.1 | 20.3±6.3 | 14.2±1.6 | 20.1±6.4 |
[cortisol] (ng/mL) | 114.6±19.2 | 108.2±16.0 | 86.1±21.5 | 127.5±7.2 | 83±15.2 |
CSF concentrations (ng/mL) | n = 12 | ||||
[5-HT] | 4.5±2.1 | 3.5±2.4 | 0.7±0.2 | 1±0.5 | 0.6±0.3 |
[HIAA] | 53.6±4.7 | 51±4.3 | 55.7±7.7 | 46.8±4.5 | 53.6±6.0 |
[DA] | 2.2±0.3 | 1.5±0.2 | 1.4±0.4 | 2.8±0.5 | 1.8±0.2 |
[DOPAC] | 2.6±0.2 | 2.2±0.2 | 2.4±0.2 | 2.3±0.3 | 1.9±0.3 |
[HVA] | 54.6±6.4 | 59.3±7.0 | 73.5±5.9 | 41.5±5.9 | 48.6±10.2 |
[NE] | 2.7±0.7 | 2±0.3 | 1.7±0.6 | 4.5±2.7 | 1.9±0.2 |
The mean plasmatic or spinal concentrations (± standard error means) per cluster are reported below for the following measured variables: adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); cortisol; serotonin (5-HT); 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA); dopamine (DA); homovanillic acid (HVA); 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC); and norepinephrine (NE). No statistical difference was found (see Table S1 for full Kruskal-Wallis statistics).