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Table 4.

The level of cortisol and glucose in each group before and after surgery

Groups	Cases	Glu (mmol/L)				Cor (ng/ml)
Groups	Cases	before surgery	1d after surgery	2d after surgery	before surgery	1d after surgery	2d after surgery
Group C	24	4.86 ± 0.54	6.89 ± 1.24&	6.28 ± 0.72&	169.54 ± 46.37	235.64 ± 69.57&	206.52 ± 64.37&
Group P1	24	4.83 ± 0.49	6.64 ± 0.62^*&	6.03 ± 0.69^*&	165.84 ± 54.36	212.47 ± 57.69^*&	184.77 ± 60.51^*&
Group P2	25	4.85 ± 0.59	6.33 ± 0.67^*	5.84 ± 0.57^*	172.41 ± 62.38	188.74 ± 64.28^*	177.58 ± 57.46^*
Group P3	25	4.81 ± 0.62	6.35 ± 0.59^*	5.79 ± 0.48^*	167.58 ± 58.32	191.86 ± 72.58^*	174.23 ± 67.83^*

Note: ^*P <0.05, compared with Group C; &P <0.05, compared with Group P2 and P3.