Objectives: To evaluate feasibility and reliability of measuring saliva cortisol in athletes. Design and methods: Saliva cortisol was measured in 25 soccer players, and compared with serum cortisol measured with two commercial immunoassays. Results: A highly significant correlation was observed between saliva and serum cortisol. The percentage of saliva and serum values above the upper limit of the reference range was nearly identical. Conclusions: Salivary measurement is a suitable approach for monitoring cortisol in athletes. (c) 2009 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Measurement of morning saliva cortisol in athletes
LIPPI, Giuseppe;MONTAGNANA, Martina;
2009
Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate feasibility and reliability of measuring saliva cortisol in athletes. Design and methods: Saliva cortisol was measured in 25 soccer players, and compared with serum cortisol measured with two commercial immunoassays. Results: A highly significant correlation was observed between saliva and serum cortisol. The percentage of saliva and serum values above the upper limit of the reference range was nearly identical. Conclusions: Salivary measurement is a suitable approach for monitoring cortisol in athletes. (c) 2009 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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