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Table 2 Extracted parameters from the cosinor method analysis in female (n = 20) and male (n = 20) pigs

From: Influence of the circadian cycle, sex and production stage on the reference values of parameters related to stress and pathology in porcine saliva

Salivary parameter

MESOR

Amplitude

Acrophase

Mean

CI

(2.5–97.5%)

Mean

CI

(2.5–97.5%)

Mean

CI

(2.5–97.5%)

Pig-MAP

      

Female

22.11

15.27–29.16

1.32

-6.46–4.59

-3.84

-7.44 - -1.15

Male

18.48

12.01–25.31

0.42

-8.66–2.61

-4.64

-6.16 - -2.90

CRP

      

Female

7.12

6.40–7.85

1.29

0.27–2.24

-3.02

-3.64 - -2.49

Male

6.26

5.56–7.01

1.08

0.11–2.06

-3.22

-4.16 - -2.34

Hp

      

Female

0.64*

0.50–0.79

0.03

-0.16–0.11

-4.84

-5.59 - -4.06

Male

0.34

0.19–0.49

0.07

-0.13–0.19

-4.35

-5.35 - -3.21

ADA

      

Female

4.66*

4.00–5.25

1.90

0.74–3.02

-3.92

-4.23 - -3.60

Male

3.03

2.40–3.69

1.50

0.42–2.55

-3.82

-4.20 - -3.42

TP

      

Female

1.27

1.09–1.45

0.24

-0.02–0.49

-4.08

-4.57 - -3.52

Male

1.08

0.90–1.26

0.17

-0.05–0.37

-4.18

-4.77 - -3.50

S100A12

      

Female

15.04

10.67–19.26

0.84

-6.00–3.28

-4.57

-5.75 - -3.35

Male

8.80

4.16–13.36

4.07

-2.54–9.58

-3.98

-5.11 - -2.78

Cu

      

Female

1.24

0.93–1.56

0.74

0.23–1.23

-3.51

-3.91 - -3.05

Male

0.89

0.58–1.20

0.23

-0.18–0.56

-3.00

-5.54 - -0.97

Zn

      

Female

2.07

1.80–2.32

0.48

-0.01–0.94

-3.62

-4.44 - -2.79

Male

1.87

1.61–2.12

0.12

-0.26–0.34

-2.52

-5.18 - -0.07

TAC

      

Female

15.98

12.07–19.63

6.98

2.55–11.30

-3.77

-4.11 - -3.39

Male

11.39

7.45–15.03

2.86

-1.27–6.53

-3.83

-5.17 - -2.36

TOS

      

Female

13.84

10.49–17.02

5.34

0.99–9.79

-3.92

-4.38 - -3.37

Male

11.45

8.42–14.46

1.14

-2.65–3.27

-4.25

-6.12 - -2.36

OSI

      

Female

1.10

0.80–1.44

0.35

-0.18–0.83

-6.25*

-14.09 - -4.24

Male

1.42

1.10–1.74

0.59

0.01–1.17

-0.60

-2.10–1.28

Cortisol

      

Female

0.07

0.06–0.08

0.01

-0.00–0.03

-3.51

-4.60 - -2.35

Male

0.05

0.05–0.06

0.01

-0.00–0.03

-3.06

-4.30 - -2.02

α-amylase

      

Female

370.06

280.09–458.33

16.03

-114.37–58.01

-0.86

-3.10–4.35

Male

419.35

327.95–512.80

30.58

-100.36–97.99

-4.34

-6.12 - -2.45

  1. *Statistically significant differences between female and male parameters (p < 0.05)