Table 4.
Cortisol values of PAN and HC in nmol/l at nine measurement timepoints.
| Salivary samples | aMin. | Rest | Stress | Condition | Rest | Stress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAN | HC | |||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | |||||
| 1 | −20 | 11.53 (6.80) | 11.00 (6.00) | 7.49 (3.11) | 8.68 (4.44) | |
| 2 | −5 | 10.22 (6.41) | 9.42 (5.21) | 7.12 (3.71) | 7.47 (4.00) | |
| 3 | 0 | 10.23 (6.33) | 9.51 (4.77) | 7.46 (3.77) | 8.25 (3.88) | |
| 4 | 10 | 9.91 (6.28) | 11.84 (8.37) | 7.34 (3.49) | 10.98 (5.74) | |
| 5 | 20 | 8.88 (5.42) | 13.88 (9.99) | 6.66 (3.45) | 16.51 (9.02) | |
| 6 | 30 | 9.73 (6.18) | 14.24 (10.52) | 7.32 (4.00) | 14.31 (8.24) | |
| 7 | 40 | 10.28 (6.07) | 12.28 (8.68) | 7.42 (3.63) | 13.77 (6.43) | |
| 8 | 50 | 10.03 (5.18) | 11.36 (5.56) | 7.68 (3.73) | 13.01 (6.29) | |
| 9 | 60 | 9.17 (5.17) | 10.15 (5.63) | 7.38 (3.69) | 11.71 (5.73) | |
PAN all participants with Anorexia nervosa, HC healthy controls, M mean, SD standard deviation.
aMin. relative to stressor onset.