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Measurement of morning saliva cortisol in athletes
Giuseppe Lippi1, Francesco De Vita, Gian Luca Salvagno
1Sezione di Chimica Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Piazzale Scuro, 10 37134-Verona, Italy. ulippi@tin.it
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.
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