Table 3.
Diurnal salivary cortisol concentration during intervention and follow up period
|
WEEK |
Tactile massage |
|
|
|
Rest to music |
|
|
|
p-values
1
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 am | 1 pm | 8 pm | 8 am | 8 am | 1 pm | 8 pm | 8 am | ||
|
0 |
14.3(5.8-28.9) |
4.9(2.4-23.3) |
2.8(1.6-7.1) |
14.0(6.9-35.0) |
18.5(3.9-28.5) |
6.2(3.7-10.0) |
2.8(1.1-8.5) |
17.0(7.6-28.6) |
ns |
|
3 |
13.4(6.2-26.7) |
6.3(3.1-10.1) |
2.6(1.2-6.1) |
14.1(6.7-29.5) |
15.9(8.8-18.8) |
3.9(3.0-10.5) |
1.9(1.4-7.8) |
12.4(8.1-34.0) |
ns |
|
8 |
12.1(6.6-37.3) |
4.9(2.9-14.3) |
2.5(1.5-4.8) |
14.0(7.6-34.9) |
11.6(6.9-28.0) |
5.1(2.7-10.3) |
2.6(1.1-7.6) |
12.6(5.6-28.2) |
ns |
|
21 |
12.2(5.6-25.4) |
6.2(3.5-18.4) |
3.1(1.2-7.9) |
13.2(6.5-26.9) |
12.5(6.4-19.5) |
6.0(3.5-8.0) |
2.6(1.4-9.8) |
14.3(6.2-42.0) |
ns |
|
34 |
13.2(6.3-35.9) |
7.3(3.5-16.8) |
2.6(1.4-11.3) |
15.1(5.7-32.0) |
14.5(6.4-30.0) |
6.4(3.2-11.0) |
3.5(1.3-9.4) |
13.4(7.0-40.9) |
ns |
| p-values 2 | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
Results are given as median and 10th- 90th percentiles. The statistical methods used were Kruskal-Wallis1 comparing the two groups and Friedman’s ANOVA2 comparing the longitudinal process. ns = non-significant difference.