Fig. 6

Stress and Inflammatory Markers. Cortisol (a), interleukin 6 (IL6, b), C-Reactive Protein (CRP) raw scores (c) and CRP change from baseline (d) are shown. Abbreviations: PSE, proprietary spearmint extract; PLA, placebo; BL, baseline. Data are presented as mean ± SD. ^ indicates p = 0.030 difference at baseline, therefore ANCOVA was utilized to identify a significant treatment x visit interaction with between group differences at Day 30 (* p < 0.05)