Table 3.
Cortisol and cytokine measurements in control and SDB subjects
Measure | Control (n = 14) | SDB (n = 19) | P value |
Cortisol | |||
Cortisol A | 0.42 ± 0.07 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.36 |
Cortisol B | 0.51 ± 0.07 | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.43 |
Cortisol C | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 0.10 ± 0.02 | 0.06 |
Average cortisol | 0.37 ± 0.05 | 0.30 ± 0.04 | 0.35 |
Cytokines | |||
IL-6, pg/mL | 2.72 ± 0.40 | 3.79 ± 0.82 | 0.44 |
IL-1β, pg/mL | 0.36 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.09 | 0.50 |
TNF-α, pg/mL | 4.76 ± 0.60 | 5.42 ± 0.47 | 0.52 |
Data are presented as mean ± SEM.