highly significantp < 0.0001
In contrast, the mean urinary melatonin level was significantly lower in stroke cases (7.18 ± 1.91 ng/mL) than in controls (14.26 ± 1.98 ng/mL), and this difference was very highly significant (t = 19.93, p < 0.0001).
In contrast, the mean urinary melatonin level was significantly lower in stroke cases (7.18 ± 1.91 ng/mL) than in controls (14.26 ± 1.98 ng/mL), and this difference was very highly significant (t = 19.93, p < 0.0001).
A clear trend is observed in salivary cortisol levels, which increase with stroke severity (according to the NIHSS score)-from 113.70 ± 95.15 ng/mL in minor strokes to 176.19 ± 59.17 ng/mL in severe strokes.
Although our results did not reach statistical significance, likely due to sample size limitations, the observed trends reinforce the hypothesis that disrupted circadian BP patterns are linked with less favorable neurological and functional recovery [ 18 ].
This result failed to reach statistical significance, likely due to high interpatient variability.