Figure 2

Serum markers of stress and inflammation following three consecutive nights of adequate sleep (AS) or sleep restriction (SR). (a) Serum cortisol, Mean ± SD shown. (b) High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP; log10-transformed for analysis). Median and interquartile range shown. (a,b) Within-condition comparisons analyzed by paired t tests. Between-condition comparisons analyzed by mixed model ANOVA. n = 19.