also significantly different betwee

also significantly different between the groups (mean difference
1.7, 95% CI 0.53–2.8).
Salivary cortisol could not be assessed in 2 infants
(1 in each group) due to inadequacy of samples. There was
no difference in the median cortisol levels between the
two groups ( table 4 ). Similarly, we did not find any difference
in the weight at 48 h of life between the groups.