Table 3 Means, SD and CV of salivary cortisol, Alpha-Amylase and, Chromogranin-A for the IDAL and NEEDLE group immediately before and after (+25 min) vaccination
Mean ± SD (CV) | Effects (P) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IDAL | NEEDLE | Treatment | Baseline (before) | ||
Cortisol (μg/dL) | Before | 0.47 ± 0.18 (38%) | 0.45 ± 0.22 (51%) | ||
After | 0.50 ± 0.21 (42%) | 0.42 ± 0.11 (27%) | 0.5771 | 0.0062 | |
α-amylase (UI/L) | Before | 4908 ± 7797 (159%) | 5053 ± 6501 (128%) | ||
After | 3381 ± 5684 (168%) | 2877 ± 3167 (110%) | 0.7684 | 0.0383 | |
Chromogranin-A | Before | 0.23 ± 0.23 (100%) | 0.21 ± 0.15 (71%) | ||
(μg/mL) | After | 0.43 ± 0.44 (102%) | 0.88 ± 1.01 (126%) | 0.0743 | 0.0001 |