Table 3: Comparison of salivary cortisol before and after the procedures between the groups.
Procedure |
Solution received |
Salivary cortisol before procedure Mean ± SD |
Salivary cortisol after procedure Mean ± SD |
*p value |
Heel lance (n = 40) |
10% Dextrose (n = 20) |
18.1 ± 9.0 |
20.1 ± 8.3 |
0.820 |
24% Sucrose (n = 20) |
14.1 ± 8.6 |
17.3 ± 9.8 |
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Venipuncture (n = 38) |
10% Dextrose (n = 20) |
16.4 ± 8.4 |
17.9 ± 7.4 |
0.593 |
24% Sucrose (n = 18) |
14.1 ± 9.2 |
15.5 ± 9.6 |
*p value corresponds to the Mann-Whitney U test