Table 5.
Cortisol pulsatility in women with PCOS at baseline and the changes from baseline after 10–13 wk of attention control or acupuncture treatment
| Attention Control (n = 12) | Acupuncture (n = 16) | Attention Control (n = 12) | Acupuncture (n = 16) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Baseline | †P | Δ (endpoint-baseline) | †P | ||
| Cortisol | 162.9 ± 51.4 | 150.4 ± 53.6 | NS | −10.09 ± 46.8 | 3.21 ± 47.3 | NS |
| Cortisol pulsatility | ||||||
| Half-duration, min | 7.85 ± 5.2 | 7.21 ± 4.92 | NS | −0.98 ± 4.9 | 0.27 ± 5.9 | NS |
| Half-life, min | 59.25 ± 17.2 | 52.60 ± 16.3 | NS | −2.91 ± 18.4 | 0.34 ± 23.1 | NS |
| Secretion events, frequency/12 h | 9.58 ± 1.93 | 9.44 ± 3.1 | NS | −0.17 ± 2.04 | 0.45 ± 4.5 | NS |
| Total production, nmol/l/12 h | 1790.1 ± 695.0 | 1810.4 ± 1029.4 | NS | 20.6 ± 723.7 | 89.2 ± 1020.5 | NS |
| Total pulsatile production, nmol/l/12 h | 1622.4 ± 592.5 | 1543.6 ± 874.1 | NS | −57.6 ± 495.0 | 12.6 ± 767.7 | NS |
| Interpulse interval, min | 53.58 ± 13.5 | 56.51 ± 13.8 | NS | 0.92 ± 13.1 | −0.94 ± 20.1 | NS |
| Lg ApEn | 0.49 ± 0.11 | 0.47 ± 0.12 | NS | 0.04 ± 0.2 | 0.01 ± 0.1 | NS |
| Secretion area, nmol/l | 112.6 ± 36.4 | 100.6 ± 47.1 | NS | 5.24 ± 61.8 | 6.32 ± 52.5 | NS |
Values are means ± SD.
†
Between-group differences were determined with the Mann-Whitney U-test.