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Table 2 Correlation of peak cortisol levels and cortisol increase in PWS and control children

From: Evaluation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and its relationship with central respiratory dysfunction in children with Prader-Willi syndrome

p=

PWS

Controls

 

Peak cortisol

Cortisol increase

Peak cortisol

Cortisol increase

Age

0.012*

0.64

0.0067*

0.058*

Sex

0.99

0.99

0.38

0.25

BMI-z-score

0.83

0.83

0.10

0.90

GH peak

0.53

0.88

0.40

0.56

GH status

0.43

0.43

NA

NA

CA index

0.94

0.14

NA

NA

OA index

0.75

0.64

NA

NA

  1. GH Growth hormone, GH status: normal or GH deficiency, CA central apnea, OA obstructive apnea, NA not applicable
  2. *p < 0.05