Table 3.

The average concentration of ACTH and β-endorphin between the SAH and control groups

Control (N=38)		SAH (N=37)
ACTH (pg/mL)	Beta-endorphin (pg/mL)	HHS	Delte-NIHSS	ACTH (pg/mL)	Beta-endorphin (pg/mL)
20.6±3.2	93.6±20.1	Low (N=18)	Low (N=13)	347.6±100.4	159.7±52.8
			High (N=5)	195.9±74.9	82.6±10.2
		High (N=19)	Low (N=14)	239.3±41.3	87.8±4.5
			High (N=5)	497.3±258.0	82.0±5.8

ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhages; HHS, Hunt–Hess grading system; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale