title: Measurement of morning saliva cortisol in athletes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate feasibility and reliability of measuring saliva cortisol in athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Saliva cortisol was measured in 25 soccer players, and compared with serum cortisol measured with two commercial immunoassays.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A highly significant correlation was observed between saliva and serum cortisol. The percentage of saliva and serum values above the upper limit of the reference range was nearly identical.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Salivary measurement is a suitable approach for monitoring cortisol in athletes.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Chimica Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Verona, Ospedale Policlinico G.B. Rossi, Piazzale Scuro, 10 37134-Verona, Italy. ulippi@tin.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Vita
authors.forename: Gian Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Salvagno
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelati
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montagnana
authors.forename: Gian Cesare
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Guidi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D007118:Immunoassay; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone