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Table 2 Concentration of hair cortisol per age group of children residing at welfare shelters, Brazil, 2017

From: Toxic stress, health and nutrition among Brazilian children in shelters

Age group N Cortisol (pg/mg) p-value Adjusted p-value
Mean Standard deviation
0 12 months 8 15.82 ± 13.86 0.080 0.100
12 24 months 11 9.48 ± 5.83   
24 36 months 13 11.74 ± 15.36   
36 48 months 10 3.49 ± 2.05   
48 60 months 6 3.55 ± 1.51   
Total 48 9.16 ± 10.83   
  1. p-value adjusted for use of corticoids using ANCOVA. Cortisol as dependent variable
  2. Source: Author