Table 2.
Collected biofluid samples overview.
| Apocrine-dominant armpit sweat (AP) | Eccrine-dominant lower back sweat (LB) | Saliva before exercise (SBE) | Saliva after exercise (SAE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total samples | 25 | 7 | 47 | 40 |
| Males | 8 | 3 | 17 | 16 |
| Females | 17 | 4 | 30 | 24 |
| Athletes | 15 | 5 | 21 | 20 |
| non-athletes | 10 | 2 | 26 | 20 |
| average cortisol (ng/ml) | 2.40 | 1.21 | 5.70 | 5.27 |
| Standard deviation (ng/mL) | 2.33 | 0.49 | 6.35 | 6.71 |
| Range (ng/mL) | 0.64–10.84 | 0.70–1.88 | 0.65–26.40 | 0.50–30.72 |
| Comparable AP, LB, SBE, and SAE samples | 4 | |||
| Comparable AP, SBE, and SAE samples | 23 | |||
| Comparable SBE and SAE samples | 39 | |||