Table 5 |
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Comparisons of body composition between quartiles of evening cortisol in men and women. |
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WHR |
Waist circumference |
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n |
m |
sd |
p |
n |
m |
sd |
p |
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Women |
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Adjusted for age |
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qrtl 1 evening cortisol |
182 |
0.830 |
0.081 |
ref. |
182 |
85.03 |
13.60 |
ref. |
|
qrtl 2 evening cortisol |
332 |
0.830 |
0.073 |
0.992 |
332 |
84.80 |
13.54 |
0.851 |
|
qrtl 3 evening cortisol |
169 |
0.839 |
0.078 |
0.252 |
169 |
86.13 |
13.56 |
0.451 |
|
qrtl 4 evening cortisol |
155 |
0.837 |
0.075 |
0.392 |
155 |
85.78 |
13.61 |
0.617 |
|
Test for linearity: |
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between quartiles |
0.209 |
0.402 |
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continuously |
0.288 |
0.695 |
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Men |
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Adjusted for age |
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qrtl 1 evening cortisol |
206 |
0.944 |
0.057 |
ref. |
206 |
95.43 |
10.08 |
ref. |
|
qrtl 2 evening cortisol |
320 |
0.943 |
0.054 |
0.874 |
320 |
94.19 |
9.96 |
0.167 |
|
qrtl 3 evening cortisol |
154 |
0.942 |
0.062 |
0.838 |
154 |
93.63 |
10.00 |
0.095 |
|
qrtl 4 evening cortisol |
153 |
0.944 |
0.062 |
0.990 |
153 |
94.66 |
10.03 |
0.478 |
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Test for linearity: |
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between quartiles |
0.986 |
0.382 |
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continuously |
0.933 |
0.500 |
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Differences between quartiles (qrtl) of evening cortisol were examined by GLM (general linear model), using quartile 1 as reference. |
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Larsson et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2009 9:16 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-9-16 |
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