Fig 1.
Cortisol concentrations before and after dexamethasone intake.
Cortisol concentrations were significantly lower after dexamethasone intake in both men (p < .001) and in women (p < .001). The difference in cortisol concentrations before dexamethasone intake between women and men were not significantly different (p = .23). In contrast, there was a significant difference in cortisol concentrations after dexamethasone intake between women and men (p < .001).
Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population.
Table 2.
Relations of determinants with cortisol concentrations after dexamethasone intake.