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Table 2 Compliance to the salivary sampling protocol

From: Feasibility of home-based sampling of salivary cortisol and cortisone in healthy adults

 

Total

Baseline

Follow-up

Number of samples, n(%)

   

 1 day in B and FU

18 (94.74)

18 (94.74)

18 (94.74)

 2 days in B and FU*

18 (94.74)

18 (94.74)

18 (94.74)

 3 days in B and FU

15 (78.95)

15 (78.95)

17 (89.47)

Report sample time, n(%)

   

 1 day in B and FU

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

17 (89.47)

 2 days in B and FU*

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

 3 days B and FU

10 (52.63)

13 (68.42)

12 (63.16)

Compliant to timing of S1, n(%)

   

 1 day in B and FU

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

17 (89.47)

 2 days in B and FU*

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

 3 days in B and FU

10 (52.63)

12 (63.16)

12 (63.16)

Compliant to timing of the second and third sample, n(%)

   

 1 day in B and FU

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

 2 days in B and FU*

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

16 (84.21)

 3 days in B and FU

11 (57.89)

14 (73.68)

12 (63.16)

  1. Total represents the number of participants that are compliant at both baseline and follow-up before exclusion
  2. Data are presented as numbers (percentage)
  3. B baseline, FU follow-up, S1 the salivary sample collected immediately upon awakening
  4. *: Corresponds to the definition of compliance (Table 1)