Alterations in cortisol and interleukin-6 secretion in .
controls were included. Diurnal salivary cortisol (8a.m., 12, 6, and 10p.m.), plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and aldosterone, and serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were assessed. Diurnal salivary dehy-droepiandrosterone (DH