Table 7. Reference intervals for salivary cortisol [nmol/L].
Age | Morning values: 07:30–09:30 | Noon values: 10:00–12:00 | Evening values: 19:30–21:30 | |||||||||
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ee | Median | Q1-Q3 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1-Q3 | Mean | SD | Median | Q1-Q3 | Mean | SD |
0 | 5.1 | 2.8–8.2 | 10.2 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 3.7–8.6 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 2.1–5.7 | 7.5 | 15.3 |
1 | 5.8 | 3.7–9.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 2.8–6.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.9–4.8 | 5.1 | 6.9 |
2 | 6.1 | 3.9–9.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 3.4–7.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 1.7–4.9 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
3 | 7.5 | 4.2–11.9 | 13.8 | 38.0 | 5.9 | 4.1–8.5 | 9.1 | 17.1 | 3.3 | 1.9–5.9 | 9.2 | 22.5 |
4 | 8.0 | 5.7–13.5 | 12.6 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 3.7–9.0 | 8.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 1.5–4.4 | 6.8 | 17.9 |
5 | 8.3 | 5.0–13.8 | 16.9 | 35.5 | 5.9 | 3.5–8.6 | 16.6 | 43.3 | 3.1 | 1.3–6.2 | 12.9 | 32.0 |
6 | 8.9 | 6.2–14.9 | 24.6 | 63.8 | 5.4 | 3.9–8.8 | 20.3 | 77.1 | 2.3 | 1.3–5.0 | 19.4 | 81.4 |
7 | 7.7 | 5.0–14.6 | 26.5 | 78.9 | 5.1 | 3.6–8.1 | 21.5 | 71.0 | 2.3 | 1.4–4.2 | 10.9 | 35.1 |
8 | 8.4 | 5.6–14.2 | 33.0 | 95.4 | 5.9 | 3.5–10.6 | 22.9 | 77.9 | 2.2 | 1.4–4.3 | 20.3 | 80.6 |
9 | 8.9 | 6.0–14.8 | 21.9 | 49.4 | 5.6 | 3.6–9.9 | 19.4 | 77.6 | 2.3 | 1.2–5.2 | 9.8 | 28.5 |
10 | 10.0 | 6.1–14.2 | 21.3 | 43.6 | 5.4 | 3.7–8.9 | 14.4 | 34.3 | 2.4 | 1.3–5.6 | 10.7 | 28.7 |
11 | 10.5 | 6.9–17.1 | 23.9 | 60.7 | 5.3 | 3.4–9.7 | 11.9 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 1.2–5.6 | 13.4 | 40.6 |
12 | 10.9 | 5.9–14.4 | 22.9 | 54.4 | 5.2 | 3.1–8.6 | 14.4 | 35.4 | 2.0 | 1.1–4.2 | 11.6 | 33.9 |
Monthly median (quartile 1–quartile 3) and mean (standard deviation) salivary cortisol levels [nmol/L] at three different sampling times: morning (07:30–09:30), noon (10:00–12:00) and evening (19:30–21:30).