Table 4 Comparisons of Cortisol Excretion Rate (μg/24h) at Work, Home, and during Sleep by Age Group and Ethnicitya
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 | 45.22 | 40.82 | 26.14 | 33.00 | 13.12 | 6.05 | 17 | 41.97 | 30.51 | 30.55 | 39.60 | 29.84 | 14.58 | 12 | 36.91 | 23.82 | 21.89 | 39.60 | 33.48 | 13.73 |
African-American | 13 | 43.12 | 28.12 | 18.13 | 13.02 | 47.09 | 60.76 | 8 | 26.04 | 21.34 | 26.85 | 32.59 | 37.00 | 36.82 | 7 | 52.0 | 64.46 | 23.04 | 24.69 | 16.60 | 5.97 |
Asian-American | 3 | 19.21 | 9.26 | 8.71 | 3.33 | 25.93 | 18.14 | 4 | 82.14 | 61.76 | 15.52 | 5.22 | 54.22 | 28.09 | 5 | 37.05 | 26.42 | 16.96 | 12.47 | 59.49 | 47.82 |
Hispanic American | 8 | 66.86 | 49.38 | 22.69 | 16.96 | 26.07 | 17.52 | 5 | 24.13 | 15.40 | 8.58 | 5.81 | 21.05 | 6.50 | 4 | 27.13 | 7.08 | 27.21 | 25.26 | 36.91 | 32.35 |
Total | 31 | 47.41 | 37.60 | 20.20 | 19.45 | 31.95 | 42.10 | 34 | 40.33 | 35.01 | 24.68 | 32.57 | 33.10 | 23.51 | 28 | 39.32 | 36.48 | 22.06 | 20.39 | 34.39 | 27.20 |