Table 5

Effect of adrenal hormone slopes from awakening to bedtime on abdominal symptoms

Bowel movement

Estimate

SE

t

p

Duration of abdominal pain

Estimate

SE

t

p


Average

Cortisol

0.28

0.47

0.59

0.58

Average

Cortisol

22.52

13.21

1.70

0.09

DHEA-S

-0.18

0.27

-0.69

0.52

DHEA-S

-15.65

7.56

-2.07

0.04 *

Sleep duration

0.06

0.35

0.18

0.87

Sleep duration

-12.67

9.94

-1.27

0.21

PSS

0.08

0.13

0.62

0.56

PSS

3.56

3.75

0.95

0.35


Variability

Cortisol

0.05

0.09

0.55

0.58

Variability

Cortisol

4.48

4.43

1.01

0.32

DHEA-S

-0.03

0.06

-0.53

0.60

DHEA-S

0.27

3.21

0.08

0.93

Sleep duration

-0.03

0.07

-0.40

0.69

Sleep duration

-2.96

3.61

-0.82

0.41

PSS

-0.04

0.05

-0.78

0.44

PSS

-1.38

2.34

-0.59

0.56


Stool property

Estimate

SE

t

p

Degree of abdominal pain

Estimate

SE

t

p


Average

Cortisol

0.97

1.28

0.76

0.48

Average

Cortisol

0.52

0.41

1.28

0.21

DHEA-S

-0.48

0.73

-0.66

0.53

DHEA-S

-0.37

0.24

-1.58

0.12

Sleep duration

-0.03

0.97

-0.03

0.98

Sleep duration

0.09

0.31

0.30

0.77

PSS

0.05

0.36

0.13

0.90

PSS

0.02

0.12

0.13

0.90


Variability

Cortisol

0.40

0.19

2.13

0.04 *

Variability

Cortisol

0.00

0.14

0.03

0.97

DHEA-S

-0.18

0.14

-1.36

0.18

DHEA-S

-0.01

0.10

-0.05

0.96

Sleep duration

-0.02

0.16

-0.12

0.90

Sleep duration

-0.07

0.11

-0.67

0.51

PSS

-0.08

0.10

-0.85

0.40

PSS

-0.08

0.07

-1.03

0.31


* p < 0.05

Sugaya et al. BioPsychoSocial Medicine 2010 4:2   doi:10.1186/1751-0759-4-2

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