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Table 3 Comparisons of Epinephrine Excretion Rate (ng/min) at Work, Home, and during Sleep by Age Group and Ethnicitya

From: The effects of age and ethnicity on the circadian variation of catecholamines and cortisol in employed women

Ethnicity

 

Age Group

18–29.9

30–39.9

40–49.9

Work

Home

Sleep

Work

Home

Sleep

Work

Home

Sleep

N

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

N

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

N

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

\( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \)

SD

European-American

7

5.08

7.08

2.92

2.09

0.88

0.50

18

6.25

4.57

4.93

3.78

3.74

6.55

13

5.03

3.42

3.55

2.43

4.62

5.34

African-American

13

6.33

3.44

4.84

3.89

3.30

3.57

9

4.91

1.85

5.21

5.59

1.57

1.08

6

6.72

7.58

3.39

2.36

1.82

2.16

Asian-American

3

3.02

1.65

1.73

1.51

0.39

0.33

4

6.21

2.52

3.03

2.04

1.15

0.88

5

2.94

1.56

1.81

2.40

0.59

0.29

Hispanic American

8

8.13

2.38

4.17

3.01

1.34

1.03

5

3.49

2.02

2.41

2.57

0.47

0.32

4

5.36

1.60

3.49

2.48

1.09

0.60

Total

31

6.19

4.81

3.93_

3.20

1.96

2.61

36

5.53

3.60

4.44_

4.03

2.46

4.80

28

5.07

4.24

3.20

2.37

2.80

4.09

  1. \( \overline{\mathrm{x}} \) mean, SD standard deviation
  2. aWork, Home>Sleep by ethnicity, age and overall, p < .001