Effects of Inhalation of Essential Oil of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara on Menopausal Symptoms, Stress, and Estrogen in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Effect of neroli oil on serum cortisol levels (N = 63).

	Before (ng/mL)	After (ng/mL)	𝑃 value	Difference (ng/mL)	𝑃 value
Control	7.80 ± 4.90	7.52 ± 8.77	0.76	−0.28 ± 6.85	0.571
0.1% neroli oil	6.22 ± 3.85	6.08 ± 2.93	0.73	−0.14 ± 4.61
0.5% neroli oil	11.53 ± 15.64	8.41 ± 7.32	0.38	−3.12 ± 9.40

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.