Table 2.
Determination of circadian salivary cortisol and DHEA-S. In normal conditions, DHEA-S peak precedes cortisol peak, both induced by ACTH, and then its production is constant all day long. Thus, DHEA-S was measured only in the first and last points to ensure this condition is respected.
| SALIVARY CORTISOL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | ng/mL | nmol/L | Range |
| 07:00–08:00 | 0.68 | 1.88 | 13–24 nmol/L |
| 11:00–12:00 | 0.77 | 2.12 | 5–10 nmol/L |
| 16:00–17:00 | 0.59 | 1.63 | 3–8 nmol/L |
| 23:00–24:00 | 0.44 | 1.21 | 1–4 nmol/L |
| Cortisol area | 27.3 | 70–155 nmol/L/16 h | |
| SALIVARY DHEA-S | |||
| Hours | ng/mL | nmol/L | Range |
| 07:00–08:00 | 7.15 | 19.40 | Sex: Female-Age: 38 |
| 23:00–24:00 | 8.18 | 22.20 | |
| Mean | 20.80 | 10.6–30.9 nmol/L | |
| DHEA-S area | 332.8 | 169–495 nmol/L/16 h | |
| DHEA-S–CORTISOL AREAS RATIO | |||
| Ratio | Range | ||
| 12.2 | 1.1–7.1 | ||