Effects of Propofol versus Sevoflurane on Postoperative Pain and Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Oocyte Pickup Patients

Table 4

Preoperative correlation analysis of blood variables between groups.

		ACTH (pg/mL)		CRH (pg/mL)		Glucagon (pg/mL)
Preoperative correlation		r	p	r	p	r	p
Group P	CRH (pg/mL)	−0,322	0,082
	Glucagon (pg/mL)	0,269	0,150	−0,402	0,027
	Cortisol (ng/mL)	0,105	0,580	−0,211	0,262	0,134	0,480
Group S	CRH (pg/mL)	0,017	0,927
	Glucagon (pg/mL)	−0,069	0,716	−0,155	0,414
	Cortisol (ng/mL)	0,336	0,069	0,067	0,724	0,145	0,445

^aPearson correlation test; α: 0.05. Statistical significance. CRH: corticotropin-releasing hormone and ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone.