Salivary cortisol levels after overnight dexamethasone.

Means presented as mean salivary cortisol in nmol/L with 95% confidence internal. Model 1: Crude; Model 2: Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index and current smoking; Model 3: Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, current smoking and disease history (Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension); Model 4: Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, current smoking and disease history (Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension) and salivary cortisol concentration at awakening on the first day. All analyses were adjusted for familial relationships. 1) Awakening salivary cortisol levels after overnight dexamethasone. 2) Difference between salivary cortisol level on awakening at day 0 and overnight dexamethasone.