Table 4. Mean cortisol: creatinine ratio value, standard error, F test statistic, and p value for time-points before, during, and after temporary fostering at 5 US shelters.
| Before Sleepover (Shelter) | During Sleepover (Foster) | After Sleepover (Shelter) | Test Statistics | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| Shelter | M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | F | p |
| BFAS | 20.66a | 0.98 | 18.15a,b | 0.89 | 21.38b | 1.25 | 7.34 | .002 | ||||||
| AHS | 43.53a | 2.92 | 44.51b,c | 2.34 | 37.23b | 2.03 | 32.80a,c,d | 2.36 | 40.19d | 2.30 | 38.96 | 1.93 | 5.79 | <.001 |
| HSWM | 29.84 | 1.56 | 31.50a | 1.78 | 26.42b | 1.74 | 25.89a,c,d | 1.69 | 30.85c | 1.52 | 32.59b,d | 1.70 | 4.81 | .001 |
| DCAS | 29.06a,b | 1.62 | 28.48c,d | 1.41 | 24.54a,c | 1.48 | 23.592b,d | 1.72 | 28.06 | 1.49 | 27.60 | 1.55 | 4.13 | .003 |
| SPCATX | 24.34a | 1.52 | 24.67b | 1.55 | 22.19 | 1.49 | 20.64a,b,c,d | 1.49 | 24.49c | 1.55 | 24.16d | 1.40 | 3.37 | .011 |
| Overall | 29.73a | 0.79 | 24.92a,b | 0.77 | 29.19b | 0.75 | 31.71 | <.001 | ||||||
Notes.
All shared lettered comparisons are significant at p = .05 or less except for DCAS comparison a (p = .063) and SPCATX comparisons a (p = .072) and c (p = .067).
Overall means and standard errors before, during, and after sleepover were estimated using 1-day cortisol values at BFAS and 2-day phase values at all other shelters.