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From: Cardiac autonomic and cortisol stress responses to real operations in surgeons: relationship with individual psychobiological characteristics and experience

Fig. 4

Panel A depicts cortisol values at 22:00 h, immediately upon awakening (AW), and 30 min after awakening (AW + 30) in the full sample of surgeons (n = 16) across the different daily phases. Abbreviation: CAR = cortisol awakening response. Inner numbers report the average self-reported time (h:min) of awakening. Data are reported as mean ± standard error. ‡ = p < .05 vs the respective awakening value. Panel B represents CAR values in baseline and pre- and post-surgery conditions in senior and expert surgeons (n = 8 per group). Data are reported as mean ± standard error. * p < .05 vs baseline value and # p < .05 vs pre-surgery value for both groups

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BioPsychoSocial Medicine

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