Table 1. Descriptive statistics (mean ± SD) for CORT variables (ng/ml) at age point 1 and age point 2.

Variable	Age 1 (127–134 days)	Age 2 (584–601 days)
Baseline CORT	2.21 ± 1.99	2.76 ± 1.53
CORT 15 min	19.58 ± 8.89	13.89 ± 6.23
CORT 30 min	18.44 ± 6.41	13.25 ± 5.27
Peak CORT	21.66 ± 8.50	15.48 ± 5.77
ΔCORT	−1.14 ± 7.00	−0.64 ± 5.01

Note:

Peak CORT represents the higher of CORT 15 min and CORT 30 min; ΔCORT represents CORT 30 min minus CORT 15 min.