Table 2 Age-adjusted mean (standard error) of salivary dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), cortisol and cortisol-to-DHEA molar ratio (C/D ratio) at 9:00, 12:00 and 15:00 (n = 115).

From: Psychological job strain, social support at work and daytime secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in healthy female employees: cross-sectional analyses

 

9:00

12:00

15:00

DHEA (nmol/l)

0.23 (0.02)

0.28 (0.02)

0.21 (0.01)

Cortisol (nmol/l)

3.7 (0.3)

2.0 (0.1)

1.9 (0.1)

C/D ratio

19.9 (1.8)

8.9 (0.7)

11.3 (0.7)

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