Table 2.

Comparisons among groups 0AE, 1AE, 2AE, 3AE, 4AE. The diferences of the means and their 95% confidence intervals are shown. Statistical differences are in bold with asterisk

Comparison of nocebo adverse events	Prenatal plasma cortisol in Trimester 1	Prenatal plasma cortisol in Trimester 2	Prenatal plasma cortisol in Trimester 3
0AE vs 1AE	0.68 (0.18 to 2.59)	1.17 (0.21 to 6.6)	0.76 (0.23 to 2.47)
0AE vs 2AE	1.82 (0.74 to 4.49)	2.89 (0.82 to 10.18	*32.27 (15.14 to 68.8)
0AE vs 3AE	*109.06 (35.25 to 337.33)	*764.5 (135.41 to >1000)	*505.16 (63.52 to >1000)
0AE vs 4AE	*495.1 (61 to >1000)	*608.12 (107 to >1000)	*405.9 (50.84 to >1000)
1AE vs 2AE	2.65 (0.7 to 9.95)	2.45 (0.49 to 12.25	*42.13 (13.76 to 128.94)
1AE vs 3AE	*158.53 (35.86 to 700.73)	*649 (87.96 to >1000)	*655.5 (70.8 to >1000)
1AE vs 4AE	*718.33 (71.68 to >1000)	*516.25 (69.58 to >1000)	*527.25 (56.69 to >1000)
2AE vs 3AE	*59.63 (19.41 to 183.17)	*264 (52.59 to >1000)	*15.55 (2.02 to 119.27)
2AE vs 4AE	*270.1 (33.48 to >1000)	*210 (41.55 to >1000)	*12.51 (1.62 to 96.41)
3AE vs 4AE	4.51 (0.5 to 40.2)	0.79 (0.1 to 5.93)	0.8 (0.04 to 13.29)