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Table 3 Diurnal cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone secretory parameters in rheumatoid arthritis patients and control subjects

From: Diurnal secretion of growth hormone, cortisol, and dehydroepiandrosterone in pre- and perimenopausal women with active rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot case-control study

 

Cortisol (μg/dl)

Dehydroepiandrosterone (ng/ml)

Variables

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 7)

Controls (n = 10)

Rheumatoid arthritis (n = 7)

Controls (n = 10)

Total production rate (per 24 hours)

71 ± 8

75 ± 7

280 ± 108

203 ± 50

Mean concentration

7.12 ± 0.62

6.48 ± 0.33

7.02 ± 2.28

6.76 ± 0.89

Integrated concentration (per minute)

10,094 ± 841

9,218 ± 598

9,950 ± 3,252

9,401 ± 1,275

Approximate entropy

0.93 ± 0.08

0.91 ± 0.08

1.22 ± 0.08

1.18 ± 0.06

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard error. All of the differences had p values greater than 0.10.