Table 2.
Summary statistics for FCM (faecal cortisol metabolite) values (ng/g) measured by 50c and cortisol EIAs (enzyme immunoassays) for first and second scat collection (between the 10th and 15th day) for the control (N = 7), diseased (N = 32) and injured (N = 13).
| Condition | N | Sampling Point | Mean Days between Samplings | Median 50c EIA (ng/g) (95% CI) | 50c EIA p-Value * |
Median Cortisol EIA (ng/g) (95% CI) |
Cortisol EIA p-Value * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 7 | 1 | 19.7 (13.2, 32.3) | 9.7 (3.1, 25.4) | |||
| 2 | 12.2 | 12.4 (8.8, 30.2) | 0.125 | 3.3 (2.2, 11.6) | 0.4531 | ||
| Diseased | 32 | 1 | 33.5 (26.0, 50.2) | 9.8 (6.3, 14.3) | |||
| 2 | 13.2 | 36.2 (25.0, 52.3) | 0.4869 | 9.3 (5.7, 19.4) | 0.8601 | ||
| Injured | 13 | 1 | 34.2 (26.2, 38.8) | 9.8 (5.2, 15.5) | |||
| 2 | 12.9 | 30.0 (20.9, 42.2) | 0.5811 | 8.8 (4.5, 11.0) | 0.0225 |
* Wilcoxon sign rank test for matched samples.