Table 1.
Formulas | Symbol | Equation | |
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Total cortisol level during awakening responsea | AUCAG |
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Dynamic increase of awakening responsea | AUCI |
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Total cortisol level during the daya | AUCTG |
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Diurnal slope anchored to awake using regression | slopeawake regression |
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Diurnal slope anchored to awake using rise over run | slopeawake to last |
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Diurnal slope anchored to maximum using regression | slopemax regression |
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Diurnal slope anchored to maximum using rise over run | slopemax to last |
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Note: i denotes cortisol samples within 1 h post-awakening; s denotes cortisol sample; s0 denotes awake cortisol sample; t denotes time sample taken in hours; k denotes all samples taken (excluding cortisol samples within 1 h post-awakening); ; Savg denotes average cortisol of Sk, where the first sample is S0; l denotes the last sample taken; smax denotes maximum cortisol sample within 1 h post-awakening; ; Savg.m denotes average cortisol of Sk, where the first sample is smax.
Formulas based on Pruessner et al. (2003).