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

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