Table 6.

Significance values of deconvolution parameters in the GLM procedure of serum cortisol profiles in 143 healthy subjects.

	Pulse frequency	Slow half-life	Mode day	Mode night	Basal secretion	Pulsatile secretion	Total secretion	MPM	Lambda	Gamma
Sex	0.27	0.21	0.42	0.27	0.27	0.46	0.30	0.11	0.32	0.66
Assay	0.17	0.87	0.78	0.27	0.578	0.377	0.37	0.92	0.47	0.55
BMI	0.77	0.91	0.37	0.83	0.69	0.14	0.16	0.41	0.78	0.51
Age	0.81	0.51	0.86	0.39	0.16	0.68	0.38	0.98	0.84	0.42
Age × assay	0.56	0.86	0.98	0.28	0.51	0.67	0.52	0.92	0.60	0.51

The used cortisol assays were DiaSorin RIA, First generation of the Roche E170 ECLIA and the Siemens Immulite 2000 assay.

MPM, mean pulse mass.