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Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2011 Dec 10;136(3):350–358. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.11.027

Table 4.

Awakening and bedtime cortisol levels (µg/dl) in bipolar individuals with and without a history of suicide attempt and controls.

	Controls (N = 29)	Bipolar without a history of suicide attempt (80)	Bipolar with a history of suicide attempt (N = 56 awakening, 55 bedtime)
Awakening cortisol
Median, (IQR)	0.93 (0.32)	0.90, (0.29)	0.90, (0.25)
Mean rank	94.33	81.86	78.76
Bedtime cortisol
Median, (IQR)	0.45, (0.09)	0.45, (0.08)	0.50, (0.11)^a
Mean rank	74.59	75.63	96.66

Statistically higher mean rank compared to non-suicidal bipolar participants at p<0.05 level after Bonferroni correction.