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Table 2 Description of cortisol levels immediately before (t1) and after (t2) fetal MRI examination and for skin conductance levels of the first 5 minutes (t1) and last 5 minutes (t2)

From: Stress matters! Psychophysiological and emotional loadings of pregnant women undergoing fetal magnetic resonance imaging

 

N

Mean

SD

Cortisol t1 (pg/ml)

56

6415.36

2974.14

Cortisol t2 (pg/ml)

56

5182.32

2169.01

SCL t1 (μs)

35

29644.14

12786.42

SCL t2 (μs)

35

25369.11

12627.83

  1. Mean values and standard deviation for cortisol levels, as well as for SCL measures, and number of subjects are included. Cortisol levels (t = 4.215, p < .001) and SCL values (t = 2.733, p = .010) differed significantly between t1 and t2.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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