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Table 2 Results of Spearman correlation between plasma corticosterone (CORT) and, glucose (Glu), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), uric acid (UA), levels in male and female Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)

From: Effects of capture and captivity on plasma corticosterone and metabolite levels in breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows

Variable

Male

Female

Glu

TG

TC

UA

Glu

TG

TC

UA

Baseline CORT

        

 r

0.173

0.236

0.509

0.318

0.630

0.371

0.037

0.037

 p

0.612

0.484

0.110

0.340

0.129

0.413

0.937

0.937

 n

11

11

11

11

7

7

7

7

CORT at 30 min after capture

        

 r

− 0.079

0.273

0.006

− 0.067

0.714

0.786

0.321

0.750

 p

0.829

0.446

0.987

0.855

0.071

0.036

0.482

0.052

 n

10

10

10

10

7

7

7

7

CORT at 60 min after capture

        

 r

0.006

− 0.127

− 0.624

0.042

0.464

0.214

0.071

0.179

 p

0.987

0.726

0.054

0.907

0.294

0.645

0.879

0.702

 n

10

10

10

10

7

7

7

7

CORT after 24-h of captivity

        

 r

− 0.417

0.100

− 0.233

0.567

− 0.714

− 0.762

− 0.524

0.738

 p

0.265

0.798

0.546

0.112

0.047

0.028

0.183

0.037

 n

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

  1. All variables were measured at 3 (baseline levels), 30 and 60 min after capture and after 24 h in captivity. r represents Spearman correlation coefficient and significant factors (p < 0.05) are shown in italics