Table 2 Cortisol parameters and Subjective Appraisal in PAN and HC - Conditions and Groups.

From: Cortisol reactivity in patients with anorexia nervosa after stress induction

 

PAN

HC

ANOVA

   

M (SD)

Condition

Condition

Condition

Group

Interaction

  

AUC

Rest

Stress

Rest

Stress

F (df)

p

η2

F

p

η²

F(df)

p

η2

AUCG

495.65 (266.49)

634.85 (393.76)

372.41 (171.98)

693.12 (330.65)

39.19 (1, 50)

.000***

.439

.086(1, 50)

.770

.002

7.19 (1, 50)

0.010*

0.126

AUCI

−25.94 (219.83)

154.393 (310.68)

8.94 (114.98)

312.37 (342.07)

20.91 (1, 50)

.000***

.295

20.66(1, 50)

.015*

.113

2.96 (1,50)

0.091

0.056

Baseline

(t-15 min.)

11.53 (6.80)

11.00 (6.00)

7.49 (3.11)

8.68 (4.44)

177 (1, 50)

.676

.004

6.54 (1, 50)

.014*

.116

1.22 (1, 50)

0.274

0.024

(t-1 min.)

10.22 (6.41)

9.42 (5.21)

7.12 (3.71)

7.46 (4.00)

.076 (1, 50)

.784

.002

5.48 (1, 50)

.023*

.099

.454 (1, 50)

0.503

0.009

Subjective Appraisal

 PASA - SI

−1.38 (1.62)

.70 (1.49)

−2.40 (.98)

−.23 (.87)

120.508 (1, 49)

.000***

.711

10.59 (1, 49)

.002**

.178

.045 (1, 49)

0.833

0.001

 VAS

37.39 (12.62)

55.62 (13.49)

30.49 (10.72)

54.89 (13.22)

114.205 (1, 49)

.000***

.700

1.737 (1 49)

.197

.034

2.39 (1, 49)

0.128

0.047

  1. PAN all participants with Anorexia nervosa, HC healthy controls, M Mean, SD standard deviation, AUCG area under the curve with respect to the ground, AUCI area under the curve in respect to the increase, PASA primary appraisal secondary appraisal, VAS visual analogue scale.
  2. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.
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