Table 2.

Mean values (M), Standard Deviation (SD) and Standard Error (SE) of the increases between the two times. M from time 0 to time 1 expresses the difference between the parameter recorded in time 1 and 0, divided by the level found in time 0. The values are expressed in nmol/L.

Plasma cortisol	From time 0 to time 1
Religious Muslim rite
M	27.52
SD	11.91
SE	2.175
Traditional slaughter
M	12.85
SD	8.50
SE	1.552
Total sample
M	20.18
SD	12.65
SE	1.633

Statistical significance: P<0.05.