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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Endocrinol. 2013 Oct 1;169(5):639–647. doi: 10.1530/EJE-13-0433

Table 1. Hormone levels.

Mean±SEM (pg/ml) P-values
AN vs.
ANWR
AN ANWR HC AN vs. HC ANWR vs.
HC
Overall
Serum Cortisol
T 0 Fasting 15.9±1.4 12.9±1.0 11.7±1.1 NS 0.013 NS 0.041
T 30 15.1±1.6 11.3±1.08* 11.7±0.8 - - - 0.089
T 60 13.3±1.5* 11.5±0.7 10.9±0.8 - - - NS
T120 12.9±1.3* 11.1±0.8 8.8±0.7* NS 0.006 0.067 0.019
Nadira 11.7±1.1* 9.9±0.7* 8.4±0.6* NS 0.008 NS 0.028
AUC 1679±159 1383±83 1280±73 - - - 0.084
Plasma ACTH
T 0 Fasting 27.4±2.3 26.0±2.1 21.3±1.3 - - - NS
T 30 23.6±3.0 25.6±1.9 22.4±1.4 - - - NS
T 60 21.8±1.7 29.8±3.1 21.9±1.2 0.017 NS 0.024 0.033
T 120 23.2±1.7 26.2±1.7 19.6±1.2 0.098 - 0.006 0.023
Nadira 20.9±1.9 24.2±1.6 19.0±1.2* - - - 0.074
AUC 2689±262 3286±247 2563±135 - - - 0.096
*

p<0.05 compared to T0

a

nadir, minimum post-meal level