Table 10.
The level of β-endorphins, serotonin, and the survival of the women in the study group- with ovarian cancer (III–IV stage according to FIGO).
| No (n = 32) |
Yes (n = 36) |
95% CI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | Vol | p | LL | UL | d Cohen | |
| β-endorphin levels before chemotherapy | 193.22 | 13.70 | 220.34 | 15.02 | −4.16 | 0.022 | −20.02 | −7.54 | 0.88 |
| β-endorphin levels after chemotherapy | 177.12 | 12.02 | 210.29 | 14.34 | −8.12 | 0.008 | −31.07 | −19.02 | 1.55 |
| Serotonin levels before chemotherapy | 139.23 | 13.79 | 135.44 | 13.01 | 0.55 | 0.414 | −4.86 | 7.51 | 0.21 |
| Serotonin levels after chemotherapy | 136.11 | 23.02 | 135.21 | 19.22 | 0.34 | 0.818 | −7.56 | 10.26 | 0.19 |
M—median; SD—standard deviation; p—significance level; 95% CI—confidence interval, LL—lower limit; UL—upper limit; d Cohen—the size of the effect.