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Table 5 Pre and post stress serum cortisol concentration (μg/dL)

From: Evaluation of salivary vasopressin as an acute stress biomarker in healthy dogs with stress due to noise and environmental challenges

Variable

Pre-stress

Post-stress

P value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Total study population (n = 28)

3.00 ± 3.05

3.37 ± 4.08

0.603

Less stressed group (n = 14)

2.62 ± 0.59

3.08 ± 0.67

0.463

More stressed group (n = 14)

7.41 ± 3.58

4.89 ± 5.61

0.972