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. 2015 Jul 14;100(9):3313–3321. doi: 10.1210/JC.2015-2078

Table 3.

Negative Linear Relationships Between Some Cortisol Measures and Lean Body Mass or BMD

Lean Body Mass
PA Spine BMD
Total Hip BMD
R P R P R P
UFC −0.07 .66 −0.15 .32 −0.06 .71
UFC/CrCl −0.34 .02 −0.40 .006 −0.39 .007
Mean overnight serum cortisol −0.29 .04 −0.44 .001 −0.42 .002
Morning serum cortisol −0.30 .03 −0.31 .02 −0.27 .04
Late-night salivary cortisol −0.26 .10 −0.24 .12 −0.17 .28
Morning salivary cortisol −0.29 .13 −0.48 .002 −0.42 .005

Bold values indicate P < .05.