Salivary cortisol concentrations in healthy subjects, according to analytic method

	Mean (SE [ng/mL])	Range (ng/mL)
Radioimmunoassay of unextracted saliva
Males (7 AM)	5.0±0.4
Females (7 AM)	5.8±0.5
Males and females (11 PM)	0.4±0.1
Radioimmunoassay of unextracted saliva
Males and females (9 AM)	6.0±0.4	1.9 to 10.4
Males and females (11 PM)	1.0±0.1	0.6 to 2.3
Males and females with obesity (9 AM)	5.3±1.0	0.9 to 16.0
Males and females with obesity (11 PM)	1.3±0.2	0.6 to 3.9

To convert salivary cortisol values to nmol/L multiply by 2.76.

Data from: Raff, H, Raff, JL, Findling, JW, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998; 83:2681 and Castro, M, Elias, PC, Quidute, AR, et al, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999; 84:878.

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Salivary cortisol concentrations in healthy subjects, according to analytic method