Table 1. Descriptive values (mean value and standard deviation) of logarithmized cortisol values across the four measurement time points broken down by condition and sex.
| Time point | Women | Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Mean | SD | Group | Mean | SD | |
| Baseline | Control | 1.38 | .60 | Control | 1.50 | .60 |
| Embrace | 1.32 | .69 | Embrace | 1.40 | .55 | |
| Group | Mean | SD | Group | Mean | SD | |
| SECPT | Control | 1.39 | .62 | Control | 1.46 | .75 |
| Embrace | 1.16 | .88 | Embrace | 1.49 | .62 | |
| Group | Mean | SD | Group | Mean | SD | |
| 15min post | Control | 1.83 | .91 | Control | 2.18 | .76 |
| Embrace | 1.42 | .76 | Embrace | 2.34 | .62 | |
| Group | Mean | SD | Group | Mean | SD | |
| 25min post | Control | 1.89 | .84 | Control | 2.06 | .77 |
| Embrace | 1.34 | .76 | Embrace | 2.28 | .77 | |