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Table 5 Effect of adrenal hormone slopes from awakening to bedtime on abdominal symptoms

From: Effect of day-to-day variations in adrenal cortex hormone levels 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

  1. * p < 0.05