a decreasing trendp=0.008
Between REST and POST40, Completers showed a decreasing trend while Non-completers exhibited an increasing one (-0.46 ± 0.86 vs. 0.93 ± 0.97 pg/ml; p=0.008) and this difference was also present between POST10 and POST40 phases (-0.26 ± 0.76 vs 0.72 ± 0.75 pg/ml; p=0.024).